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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/17/2018 7:53 pm 26.76 gr., 38.9 mm, not magnetic, ring test inconclusive. Edges at US and RA. Report this Post to the Staff

jgenn Pillar of the Community United States 1156 Posts	Posted 04/17/2018 9:52 pm I think you got a decent deal for 10% over spot. My gut feeling is it that these are all restrikes for the China trade so they should be 90% silver. If you can get a measurement of the average thickness, then you can calculate the specific gravity to check on how much silver is in there. Edited by jgenn 04/17/2018 9:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/17/2018 11:02 pm These are the first three. There are seven more. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/17/2018 11:50 pm I agree based on the dies that these will likely test as Chinese trade restrikes. If so a handheld XRF tester should show at least 0.2% gold in the alloy. This is the Keyhole Porthole variety I have written about before. SG should be correct. The weight is correct. The price is good even if the coin is not genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/18/2018 08:07 am Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 11:10 pm The LCS has a limited XRF; the coin tested came back as 90%. Report this Post to the Staff
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