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kushberry
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I have a silver blank it is the size of a quarter but the weight is only 5.1 gram is it foreign and what is the value
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United States
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Going to be hard to give a value, as not knowing what coin it was there isn't a good easy way to tell the fineness of the blank.
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Are you sure it's silver? Looks like a knock-out from an electrical box? John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
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United States
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100% its silver I tested it to make sure only way to know but didnt put acid on coin rubbed coin on test stone and it tested great at least .900
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United States
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is it unusually thin? It could just be a very old coin worn completely smooth.
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I can just barely make out some lettering around
the fields near the edge. Betcha a sanded down etc.
Wash. quarter. Reeding was also taken down.
That would then make it in the current weight range as well as the diameter if so.
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It could just be a very old coin worn completely smooth. Yep, I suspect it's a perfectly normal silver quarter that's simply been ground down flat on both sides. Is there any trace of milling or reeding on the edge?
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United States
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Take some Mothers or SemiChrome polish
and polish the heck out of it. Would look nice
anyway.
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United States
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there is no reading at all and no sign of letters like a worn coin
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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So how did you test it to ensure it was silver?
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That is pretty neat. Thanks for the reply
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Posted 08/09/2012 1:23 pm
