Section: Questions Category: Halacha | Halacha - Prutah | | Submitted by Tzvi Schneider Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Lichvod ha'Rav: How much is a prutah in our days, aprox.?
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A peruta is a copper coin equivalent to approximately .2 grams of silver. At the current value of silver in the range of $17 per oz, a peruta would be worth $.007, less than one cent. HaRav Moshe Feinstein zatzal ruled that to be considered a peruta value an item must have purchasing power, and ruled that a nickel is the minimum that qualifies.
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