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i am looking for some information. I thought that the 1973 silver dollar were pure silver not plated. what I am talking about is those sets that have the Mountie dollar in the set. if some one knows of a link any help greatly appreciated. I am just trying to work the bugs out of this setup thank you all  |
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50 per cent Silver content , the ASW of pure Silver is .375 of an ounce .
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12/14/2019 12:25 pm
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Pacificoin thank you so much. so this very thin layer of silver. what you are saying is that the silver content is at 50 percent. but the metal under the thin layer of silver. appears to be pure copper. see I dont have a COA for this coin. I am wondering how much copper and steel. would be under that thin layer of silver. the metal appears to be thou pure copper. Pacificoin thank you so much greatly appeciated
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Pacificoin finally found a COA
Specimen
A brilliant image relief is struck against a matte or lined background in order to achieve maximum visual impact. Specimen coins are struck up to two times on numismatic presses.
Specifications
Mintage: 904,723
Composition: 50% silver, 50% copper
Finish: Specimen
Weight: 23.3 g
Certificate: n/a
Face value: 1 dollar
wow this coin is pure copper under that layer of silver. that is not what the COA is saying thank you Pacificoin
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Why do you think 8t is a thin layer of silver, with copper underneath?
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The coin is a mixture of 50, 50 copper and silver mixture, not plated
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These coins were issued in those nasty "red fluff" Prestige Double Dollar sets. That is toning you are seeing, nothing more.
If you don't believe me, then give the coin a bath in silver dip... (frankly, these are basically melted, unless they have spectacular toning).
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Can you show the copper underneath?
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SPP-Ottawa thank you I have ordered a bottle of silver dip. once it gets here I will dip this coin. so you guys can see the copper. have a great one
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Unless I am reading the above incorrectly, the whole coin is made with an alloy of 50-50 copper/silver, so there is no copper "underneath". I'm not a dollar collector ... I'm just taking what the two error collectors above have said.
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once it gets here I will dip this coin. so you guys can see the copper untoned .500 Ag surface. There. Fixed it for you.  If this coin was plated, then it was done post-mint (aftermarket). The mint was not plating coins in 1973. Roger -- "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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