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Bedrock of the Community
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If you see copper on the edge, then you have answered your own question- they are copper nickel clad. All proofs are minted in San Francisco and are available in either CuNi clad or 90% silver.
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United States
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A good place for this question , I collected the 50 clad , halfway through collecting 90% proof silvers , then I was told theres also a series in .999 ? Is this correct ?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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then I was told theres also a series in .999 ? Is this correct ?
Not correct- the only .999 silver coins the US Mint produces is the American Silver Eagle series. |
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Whewww..thats a relief..thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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biokemist6 OH didn't know they made both. Thanks for the info.  I was looking at a set yesterday. I would been in for a little shock finding clad when I thought they where silver. |
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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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1 oz silver too ...hmmm nice , pity its out of stock on most states
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Valued Member
United States
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No Alaska or Hawaii though, at least not yet, also $27 an ounce Ag? Ouch
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Valued Member
United States
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Although it is very subtle without seeing the edge of the coin most of the time the silver issue will have a very very slightly darker grey scale hue to it than the CN one. You have to view 2 of them together a few time to tell the difference. I think I trained my eyes on this in the 1976 Bi-Centenial issues and can generally tell the difference with only one coin in hand. Just be careful as there are some unscrupulous garage slabbers that will try to trick you. Always make sure there is a return policy just to be safe.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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if the coins have the copper band on the edge then chances of it being the silver set is slim to none just being a S mint has no bearing on if its silver or clad because they both (silver and clad) have the S mint mark and the only way to really be sure is to look at the edge, if its solid silver color its the silver edition, if it has the copper band its the clad. At least thats the only way I know to tell the difference once they have been cracked out of the OGP
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Pillar of the Community
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You can find out by weighing it also  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Jerry is right about training your eyes to see the difference.
Silver and clad proofs look totally different from each other.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can also drop one on the floor and tell by the sound. But not something you generally would do with a proof coin. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Lay a single layer of tissue paper over them. A silver coin will look white through the tissue a clad coin is a dull or dark gray. This works in a holder or out of a holder. If you want a control put a known silver coin on one side and a known clad on the other to see which one the coin in question matches. the tissue paper test is quite amazing at how well it works.
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 This is the method I use. |
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