How Gold Loses By Abrasion

Gold while in circulation is handled tess than any other medium. It is usually kept in the vaults of banks f or demandsrarely made, and for this reason the loss by abrasión is about one-half of 1 per cent in any twenty years. In a. $20 gold piece,the standard weightof svhich is 516 grains, the government allowance for loss by abrasión is 2. 58 gTains, but, except in cases where the coins have been tampered with by "sweaters," the losa rarely exceeds this limit