Silver Blank Not Sure What Coin Or Value?

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kushberry Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 1:23 pm 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 * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

jgfindring Rest in Peace United States 1380 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 1:28 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 1:28 pm Are you sure it's silver? Looks like a knock-out from an electrical box? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kushberry Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 1:31 pm 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 3:51 pm is it unusually thin? It could just be a very old coin worn completely smooth. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 5:19 pm How did you test it? Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 6:56 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16831 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 6:57 pm Quote: 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? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 7:26 pm Take some Mothers or SemiChrome polish and polish the heck out of it. Would look nice anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
kushberry Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 03:25 am there is no reading at all and no sign of letters like a worn coin Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 11:28 am So how did you test it to ensure it was silver? Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 6:06 pm Here's a one ouncer....http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Ounce-Sil...t_1238wt_689 Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 10/05/2012 12:24 am @Jayman931, when I used to test world coins for silver content, I would use Silver test acid... The only way you know what type of metal you have is to follow the instructions and file a "Deep" notch on the edge of the coin, then place a drop of acid on the notched area and check the chart color... If I understand what I am reading, the poster mentions a rubbing on a "test stone" and testing atleast 90%... When I read this I know that this is not the correct way to determine the finess of silver and wonder what color he claimed to see on the test stone... Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 10/05/2012 1:45 pm That is pretty neat. Thanks for the reply Report this Post to the Staff
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