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Metal Composition Of Several World Coins

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Is there a website I can look at to find out what the metal composition is on some coins I have?

Thanks,
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Krause (books and website) lists the fineness of precious metal coins, but otherwise simply states the name of the alloy used eg. bronze, zinc, billon, virenium, steel etc, without going into detail as to what exactly those words mean for these specific coins, in terms of percentage of various elements. I don't think anyone's compiled a whole-world list of elemental breakdown of coins; you'll have to go on a country-by-country basis.
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Thanks Sap
I just want to know if any of these 'silver'-colored coins are actually silver.

These are the coins in question.

1979 Italy -50 lira
1978 Italy - 100 lire
2000 Ecuador - cinco centavos
1967 Mexico - 50 centavos
1947 Mexico - 10 centavos
1976 Mexico - un peso
1985 Mexico -1$

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From Krause:

1979 Italy -50 lira (stainless steel)
1978 Italy - 100 lire (stainless steel)
2000 Ecuador - cinco centavos (steel)
1967 Mexico - 50 centavos (CuNi)
1946 Mexico - 10 centavos (CuNi)
1976 Mexico - un peso (CuNi)
1985 Mexico -1$ (another stainless coin!)
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quote:
1947 Mexico - 10 centavos (1947 10c not listed in my Krause)


OOps! the year is 1946 not is 1947.

Thanks Kurt
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