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    What is the maximum value in pence of 72.5g of current British 'silver' coins?

    Question #94869. Asked by nibbles0011. (Apr 20 08 1:22 PM)


    sequoianoir

    		At EXACTLY 72.5g that would be £4.25

    8 x 50p, 1 x 20p, 1 x 5p

    However UNDER that weight I could have £10.70

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_coinage#Specifications

    Apr 20 08, 2:43 PM
    BRY2K

    		Okay, follow me here:

    72.5 grams = 2.55736 oz

    http://www.metric-conversions.org/cgi-bin/util/convert.cgi

    2.557 ounces (which equals 72,5 grams) = 2354 Pence Sterling (GBX)

    http://coinmill.com/GBX_XAG.html#XAG=2.55736

    That's the best I can do.


    Apr 20 08, 2:44 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Err, Bry - that's ounces of silver (element Ag) not UK 'silver' coins which are cupronickel or probably something even cheaper now. The last real silver ones apart from Maundy Money were in about 1947. "The symbol for XAG can be written Ag Oz. The exchange rate for the Ounces of Silver was last updated on April 17, 2008 from Bloomberg. The XAG conversion factor has 4 significant digits." http://coinmill.com/GBX_XAG.html#XAG=2.55736

    Apr 20 08, 3:04 PM

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