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That the design on the Half Dollar shall be similar to those on the Dollar with the inscription "Hong-Kong, Half Dollar", and the same in Chinese Characters.
4.
That the Dollar and Half Dollar shall be of Silver of nine-tenths fineness.
That the Dollar shall weigh eight hundred and seventy-three thousand parts (0.873) of an ounce Troy of Silver of such fineness.
6.
That the Half Dollar shall be of half the weight directed for the Dollar.
That in adjusting the fineness and weight of the Dollar the following deviation from Standard shall not be exceeded:
fineness, Two thousand parts (0.002) of an ounce;
7.
of fine silver more or less than 0.7857 oz of fine Silver (the Standard weight of fine Silver contained in each Dollar) and in weight, two-thousand parts (0.002) of an ounce more or less than 0.873 oz (the Standard weight of Silver of nine-tenths fineness in each Dollar).
That the deviation from Standard in the Half Dollar shall also not be exceeded by one-tenth on each individual piece, both with respect to Fineness and weight, as in the Dollar.
That after the Dollar is issued from the Mint and in circulation, that legal Coin shall continue to be a tender, if not defaced or injured, until its weight is reduced by wear to 0.867 ...