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Valued Member
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So I am good to assume they are Ike Silver Dollar blank planchets?
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Bedrock of the Community
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No, you cannot assume that based on weight alone. Is it a clad planchet? Did it pass the tissue test? If it is not clad, then it is definitely not an Ike planchet. If it does not pass the tissue test, then it is not a sliver clad Ike planchet. |
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I had never heard of the tissue test. I will give it a try as soon as I get home and let you know. Fascinating! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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By the way, could we by any chance see a picture of the edge?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If the planchet is silver clad, you will be able to see the different layers on the edge (the core will be darker in color), while a 90% coin will have the same composition throughout.
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Well I tried the tissue test. I did not have a silver dollar, so I used a shiny silver thaler (hope it works the same. The coin to the right is the thaler, an Ike dollar in the middle and the planchet tpo the left. I included a rim photo. looks to be the same as the flat surface to my eyes.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like the real deal but have you tried a magnet on it yet ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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No magnetic attraction. What does that mean?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Means it's not a hunk of iron, that's good. One of the first things we do to detect counterfeits.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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Learning a lot on one planchet!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Edge doesn't look clad to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Me neither. I would be leaning toward a silver dollar, except for the weight.
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United States
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Could it be planchet from another country? Canadian Silver dollar pretty close 23.xx grams
Edited by oober
10/09/2015 12:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a good point, oober. OP, did the person you inherited I from ever live or spend time in another country? Lots of countries have produced large silver coins like this. |
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