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Bedrock of the Community
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Just tell us the date!   to the CCF! |
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Sorry that is pretty important. I think it might be a rare 1971 40% silver half.  |
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Rest in Peace
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To CCF , Try weighing it . I'm sure a 40% would be different than a clad . Edited by T-BOP
05/20/2021 1:36 pm
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. 11.3 clad, 11.5 40% silver. John1  |
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The coin on the left is the 1971. I will try weighing later when I get home.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I dont see a Denver mint mark, so I say no. And now it has finger prints on it
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Bedrock of the Community
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Such excitement. Weight and tissue test should confirm.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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if it's been silver plated I don't see how it could confirm it. Also I don't think with the tolerance and wear the weight could be conclusive either.
the edge itself doesn't look like a 40% silver clad should. I feel like it might have been plated some time ago and used in some sort of jewelry maybe.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you have 100% genuine coin, compare the "ping" of that coin to the "ping" of this one. It is IMPOSSIBLE to fake the resonance frequency of a coin, unless the metal composition is EXACTLY the same.
I am using the "Bullion Test" app for that.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looking at the tissue test I say no again. Was this a 2 ply tissue? If so you really only want to use 1 ply of the tissue. You can separate them |
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Not ideal way to hold coin that way, and I think the best way is to bring it to a coin shop that has a Sigma metal detector, and ask if they would check it out.
It could be plated as suggested, and do the ping test to hear the difference, it should sound different.
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if it's been silver plated I don't see how it could confirm it. Correct. tissue test will give a false positive for silver plated coins, but it is the fastest and easiest way to begin testing. Weight would help with confirmation. |
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Thank you all for your insight. I will update to let you all know if it's authentic. If so.. What do they sell for?
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Sorry...worth face value.
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