On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:10:23 -0500, Joseph Cummins <[email protected]> wrote:
>When I re-examined these silver coins to see if there was a DOT before the >4 nines (9999) sure enough there was NO dot. Essentially, I fooled myself >by assuming that these 4 nines was synonymous with .9999. Therefore, it >just goes to show that as skeptical as I am, I too can fool myself by not >being careful or observant C'mon, cut it out. The "." in front of the 999 or 9999 isn't needed -- and everyone having anything to do with silver or gold (or other precious metals) knows that. I have a one ounce bar of silver that says " .999+ fine silver" (note the dot) from South East Refining in Panama City, FL. I have another that says 999 Fine Silver (no dot) from the Johnson Matthey company (the largest and best known bullion company). Both are at least 99.9% pure silver. Note that the word "Fine" is almost always used. U.S. silver coins can be 999 fine (one ounce silver rounds), 90% (not fine) silver -- which is most of the silver coins prior to 1964 -- or 40% (not fine) silver, the Kennedy 50 cent pieces. Any silver that says 999 fine (3, 9's) is ok to use for making colloidal silver. -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
