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amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 6:52 pm Other than weighing it are there any markers to distinguish between the .500 silver and the nickel varieties? Report this Post to the Staff

Cubro99 Valued Member Canada 64 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 6:57 pm A magnet. Its color and tint. Or the sound it makes when you drop it on a table Report this Post to the Staff
Corrupted Valued Member Canada 68 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 7:04 pm Silver is non-magnetic. I have even used my metal detector. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 7:06 pm Right. But both varieties have nickel so wouldn't they both be magnetic? It looks and sounds silver. I guess I was wondering if there were any markers. Like a letter to a denticle or something. Pardon my ignorance I have only recently started collecting Canada coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 7:09 pm Nevermind I get it nickel alloy is not magnetic but pure nickel is...learned something new Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 7:39 pm I thought they weighed the same, which would be no help, either. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 8:56 pm amida17: The silver coins are a silver/copper alloy. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 9:16 pm Thanks dialog...alas it is not silver. I didn't know that there were silver/non silver varieties for this year. I found it while grocery shopping and got a little excited over the prospect of free silver..... The only Canadian I really collect is the small cent series.. And maybe that new "sasquatch" coin....that is pretty cool. Report this Post to the Staff
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