• JCreazy@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    It’s not even .9 troy ounces of silver. Quarters made before 1965 are 90% silver but the amount of silver is only .18 troy ounces which is worth approximately $4.10 USD keeping in mind that melting US currency is not legal.

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      9 months ago

      I was just about to chime in when I saw the fucking quarter. How do you get to be so bad at being a sov cit that you don’t even know how “real” money (silver and gold) works?

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          9 months ago

          i guess yeah, applying an incedible amount of pressure to deform the penny (which inherently also increases temperature)

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            9 months ago

            Makes sense why they always come out warm. Also, if it’s illegal to destroy currency, how do they get away with it? Is it just cause they’re pennies?