How To Tell If A Coin Is Real Gold Or Silver?

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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/04/2008 11:52 pm I was just wondering if there is any way to tell if a coin is made from silver/gold. I have a lot of world coins that don't have writing in english which makes them very hard to look up and figure out what they are. Is it true that gold and silver won't stick to a magnet? thanks malissa Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/04/2008 11:54 pm Quote: Is it true that gold and silver won't stick to a magnet? Nope they don't stick Best way is for us to take a look at em. We'll be able to ID all your coins in a few hours normally Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/04/2008 11:59 pm so, should I post the ones I am not sure of in the world forum? Also are they any countries you know of that for sure never (late 1800's - 1900's) made coins in silver and gold? That way all of those could be eliminated right off the top. thanks for answering so fast Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 12:07 am Easiest is to start a new topic per coin in it's respective forum. If you wanna combine a few that's alright too. Out of 10,000+ known countries/nation states/commonwealths/principalities/ and various other entities....I'm sure there are a few that never had any silver Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 12:23 am ok well that should keep me busy for the next month or so. lol thats probably a good thing. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 12:26 am Quote: keep me busy for the next month or so Me too...bring em on Report this Post to the Staff
latman100 Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 12:53 am GO, just noticed you are now the Coolest Moderator, are the rest all coin nerds? Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 12:55 am Post them up, I could use all the I can get. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189502 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 01:09 am Quote: Easiest is to start a new topic per coin in it's respective forum. If you wanna combine a few that's alright too. I'll second that and add that Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 01:13 am Sometimes we have the most fun trying to beat each other to the answer Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 01:14 am lol ok ok. I'm working on it. just trying to decide which ones cause theres a LOT! Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 02:01 am Here's the first couple coins for you to try out Image: MAYBEGOLD001.jpg 93.14 KB Image: MAYBEGOLD002.jpg 85.25 KB Image: MAYBEGOLD003.jpg 84.58 KB Image: MAYBEGOLD004.jpg 81.25 KB Image: MAYBEGOLD005.jpg 97.21 KB Image: MAYBEGOLD006.jpg 91.4 KB Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 02:05 am OK well none of em are gold....sorry 1&2 - Syria, 5 Paistres from 1960 3&4 - France, 25 Centimes from 1920 5&6 - Thailand, 50 Satang from 1957 Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 02:11 am ok I'm going to leave this post topic right where it is and start another one for silver. I guess in this forum since it says non country specific. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 02:12 am Start it HERE if it's world coins Now if you don't know what a coin is then Please post it HERE in the ID Forum Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 02:47 am I think a good way to go about any coin that's an unknown is first do a catalog lookup (like Krause). Then, if the catalog says it should be gold, weight your coin and compare to the weight given. Plated or otherwise "fake" gold coins will be considerably lighter, since few metals can approach the density of gold. Report this Post to the Staff
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