Are you being serious, or are you F*cking with me. What part of 1 ton the NUMBER don't you understand. When someone says they are hoping to get at least 1 ton of silver, you know they mean the NUMBER/WEIGHT of 1 TON. When someone says we are hoping to find tons of silver, that is an exaggeration/an unknown number/What is the value of X. Hope that makes more sense :)