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harveypb Valued Member United States 341 Posts	Posted 08/20/2014 9:42 pm I took my collection of over 60 pieces of contemporary counterfeit bust halves to the local coin shop. The dealer had a "gun" that when you "shoot" the coin, it tells the composition of the coin. I was surprised to see that many of them had silver in them...But the ones after 1935 had NO silver in them... That's about the time when German silver was invented that had no silver. The Feuchtwanger cent of that time period is made of German silver.... Report this Post to the Staff

mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/21/2014 02:59 am What exactly would you like the forum to comment or assist you on? Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 08/21/2014 06:58 am Interesting, but don't you mean 1835 not 1935? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/22/2014 12:11 pm It would also make the thread more interesting if you posted the actual reading obtained on the different pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4417 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 3:12 pm Harvey ... after 1835 ? Good point, Condor. I seem to recall having read somewhere (Davignon's book?) that the value of silver dropped below the face value in the 1830's. Edited by ExoGuy 08/23/2014 3:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 4:21 pm In 1853, the weight of all silver coins except the Seated Liberty silver dollar was reduced (that's why the arrows at the date), so that it was no longer worth more as bullion. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4417 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 6:11 pm The lowered value of silver in the 1830's would have enabled counterfeiters to mix modest amounts of that metal with their base metal, I suspect. Report this Post to the Staff
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