Clad Half And Dime In Silver Proof Set 2003 ! - Page 2

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BuffaloBuffoon Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 5:55 pm I for one am glad the OP decided to post this. I am now wondering if there is a way to tell the difference between Clad and Silver coins if they are still in their holders. I too have bought quite a few of these sets off ebay and am now wondering if I too possibly got the ol switcheroo. I really dont want to crack them open, so there has to be a way to tell hopefully. Report this Post to the Staff
gormang Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 6:04 pm BuffaloBuffoon, try the tissue paper test. it works very well, silver under tissue paper will look white, while clad coins are dark Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 8:51 pm I don't have a problem seeing the clad through the cases. EDIT: Well, on the Kennedy and Roosevelt. The quarters are a different story - so I guess that wasn't much help. Edited by Scooby Due 03/20/2011 8:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 8:58 pm Second hand sets have had clad coins placed into them with silver removed. Happens too often and many have fallen victim to this. It's very easy to pop open these sets and take the silver coins out. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
TripAces Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 09:15 am The mint needs to put some sort of seal over the edges of the proof set. Just like the FDA requires when you buy some medicine, or cookies, or anything else you can buy. "Do not use if seal was broken"....just my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 8:45 pm While our government is not perfect, I think it's absurd to think the mint is intentionally trying to scam people. The most logical answer is almost always the correct one, and here, the most logical answer is that somebody took the silver coins out and replaced them with clad ones. When was the last time the government tried to save money? Report this Post to the Staff
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