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U.S. silver futures drop nearly 7 pct below $13/oz

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. silver futures slid almost 7 percent to a one-month low, as a rising dollar and sell-off in other precious metals prompted investors to liquidate positions ahead of the weekend.

At 1:24 p.m EST (1824 GMT), NYMEX March silver was down 96 cents, or 6.9 percent, at $12.99 an ounce, last seen on Nov. 21.

February gold at the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange was down $12.00, or 1.9 pct, at $618.90 an ounce.