How many Dimes, quartrers, for a LB Of Silver

Flying56eagle

How many to make a leagal lb of silver (Of each)
Barber dimes
Merc dimes

Barber quarters
Standing liberty quarters
Washington quarters per 1965

thank you im looking to start some siver auction
And im not sure how to break down the math

PutTogether

it takes approxamately (spelling) 79.6 pre-1965 quarters to make one pound (16 troy ozs) as they weight 6.25 grams a piece, but keep in mind only 90percent of that weight is actual silver. to make a pound of just SILVER would take about 88.5 quarters.

Here is the break down
a quarter weighs 6.25 grams, so 79.6 of them weighs a pound
a quarter contains 5.625 grams of silver, so it takes about 88.5 of them to make a pound of silver (apprx 1.1 pounds total weight of quarters)

PutTogether

for dimes, multiply the above numbers by 2.5
So if 79.6 quarters weighs a pound, then 79.6 times 2.5 = 199 dimes weight a pound
and if it takes 88.5 quarters to make a pound of silver then 88.5 times 2.5 = 221 dimes equals one pound of silver.

edsondl

PutTogether,

There are only 12 troy ounces in a troy pound, not 16.

PutTogether

also, these numbers work regardless of type. Barber, merc, roosies, all the same. As well as Barbers, SLQs, and washingtons.

LOL, it took me three posts to answer, but i hope it helped.

PutTogether

oops, he's right. i used troy ounces to make standard pounds what a mess. you want standard pounds or troy pounds? I'll do it all over

PutTogether

a quarter weighs 6.25 grams, so 72.5 quarters weigh one standard pound.
a quarter contains 5.625 grams of silver so 80.6 quarters makes one pound of silver. (total weight 1.1 pounds of quarters)


now in TROY

59.7 quarters weighs one troy pound
66.3 quarters makes one troy pound of silver.

the numbers still work for all types, and just need to be multiplied by
2.5 to work for dimes. so that

STANDARD
181.25 dimes weighs one standard pound
201.5 dimes makes up one pound of silver (1.1 pounds total weight)

TROY
149.25 dimes weighs one troy pound
165.75 dimes weighs one troy pound of silver (1.1 pounds total weight)

GTOster

Here Is a little Info

24 grains= 1Penny weight
20 penny weight = 1 troy Oz.
480 Grains = 1 troy Oz.
12 Troy Ozs.=1 troy pound
1 troy oz. = 31.104 grams
1penny weight = 1.552 grams

Flying56eagle

Thank you all for the help

cladking

Simply because of all the confusion it's best to keep all silver weights in troy ounces.

Frequently those selling pounds of silver are trying to rip people off since most believe
they are getting 16 Oz. Silver is rarely priced in pounds or other units anyway so there's
no need.

Libertad

I confess that I didn't understand the troy oz and troy lb system fully until this thread made me scratch
a sore spot on my noggin. To see it another way,

RELATIVE VALUE OF TROY AND AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHTS.

Useful in determining the troy weight of silver by ordinary weights.

1 lb. troy = 0.822857 lb. av. = 13 oz. 72.5 grs.

1 lb. avoirdupois = 1.215277 lb. troy = 1 lb. 2 oz. 280 grs.

So, a troy oz is heavier than an av. oz, but a troy pound is light compared
to an av. pound.