1960 80% Silver Dime Pings Dull? Is That An Strike Error, Counterfeit/Fake (Hope Not), Or PMD By Chemicals?

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lucolego New Member Canada 10 Posts	Posted 05/23/2023 11:58 pm Hello, I am now back to CRH Canadian coins, especially 10 and 25 cents to find silver. They don't come often, but my last find was a nice 1960 dime. I was happy, but surprised it does not "ping" and makes a dull sound while spinning on the table! It is not magnetic, OK. The weight is well at 2.33g (some other known silver dimes weigh a few milligrams more, some others a few milligrams less, probably due to wear), so weight test is OK. I also tested the sliding magnet, and it slides at the same speed as other known 80% silver dimes. The following photo will show rims of 3 dimes, and the suspect subject is in the middle. I also took photos of obverses and reverses side by side, but I can't get the file size down to their ridiculous 300 KB limit :-(. As for the ping for other 2 dimes, they sound beautifully, admitting one of the 2 others pings longer than the other, but that 1960 doesn't at all... Any idea of what's going on? Do you have similar coin(s)? Please share any thoughts or stories. Thanks. Luc Report this Post to the Staff

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Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 09:33 am Over my pay grade. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 12:16 pm Maybe try the tissue test? Judging a coin by the sound doesn't seem very reliable when the other specs are correct. Report this Post to the Staff
denny7000 Pillar of the Community Canada 940 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 3:36 pm Nice clear pics of the obverse and reverse may help with your questions, to determine metal composition you might have to find someone with an XRF machine. Report this Post to the Staff
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1960 80% Silver Dime Pings Dull? Is That An Strike Error, Fake (Hope Not), Or PMD By Chemicals?