Post Script: European standards for purity are much easier to understand: They use percent fineness to mark their metals, ergo 750 for 18 karat gold (18/24=.750) and 800 or 80% for most European silver. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert E. Peirce" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 12:36 PM Subject: Re: CS>Whoa, sorry bout that other message... please don't open - lots ofhtml code in it. Here's my question about silver coins.
> If you go to "www.usmint.gov" you will find that US silver coinage is 90% > silver and 10% alloy. Also, sterling silver is 92.5% silver, 7.5% alloy, per > Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition,1972. These are not > insignificant percentages of silver in everyday usage, so why is it not > possible that some benefit may have accrued through use or custom in the > past??? Regards, Al Peirce... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tel Tofflemire" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:50 AM > Subject: Re: CS>Whoa, sorry bout that other message... please don't open - > lots ofhtml code in it. Here's my question about silver coins. > > > > Not many us coins are pure silver. Only one I know is a commemorative > $5.00 Canada Silver Maple Leaf coin. US coins have nickel, tin and who > knows > > what all, but Not much pure silver. > > Tel > > Dewey, AZ > > > > Nicole K wrote: > > > > > Hi List members, > > > > > > I was thinking about the coins the wagon train settlers used to keep > their > > > milk fresh - silver coins in the milk jugs. I'm assuming this is true > and > > > wondered if simply sucking on a pure silver coin would do anything to > allay > > > the onset of throat infection or sore throat. I guess it wouldn't be as > > > effective as taking the colloid. > > > > > > Anyone have any opinions on this?? > > > ________________________________________________ > > > Pacific Pine Cones - scented, coloured, plain for Christmas crafts & > decor - pine, spruce, redwood. Send an email request for product/price > list. > > > > > > -- > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > >
