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gotboostedvr6 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 09/17/2014 2:47 pm lightly Scratch a corner on your acid stone and test using 18 k acid. What color does the silver rub turn on the stone? Report this Post to the Staff
Copper Penny Connection Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 09/19/2014 3:04 pm Thanks guys. I may try the gravity test first, then do an acid scratch. Does the ice test work on 40%? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/19/2014 8:27 pm Quote: lightly Scratch a corner on your acid stone and test using 18 k acid. What color does the silver rub turn on the stone? And if it shows as silver it tells you nothing because all this destructive test does is test the surface so it can be fooled by plating. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 09/19/2014 9:01 pm NO! Don't do the acid test! You will ruin the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Copper Penny Connection Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 09/21/2014 1:24 pm Yea, acid would be my last resort. I think NGC will be the way to go. Report this Post to the Staff
gotboostedvr6 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 06/12/2019 5:52 pm 40g sound different then clad whenbdropped PM a hard surface Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/12/2019 8:51 pm Clad weight 22.68 grams Silver clad weight 24.59 (From ' Red Book') The mintmarks are 's' for the silver clad examples. Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 06/13/2019 07:00 am This is from 2014, has it not been resolved? I thought he was gonna send it to NGC or something? Lol Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/13/2019 07:51 am You could send him an email. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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