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Is This Real Silver?

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 Posted 07/16/2011  6:14 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Rbethell11 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
So my uncle was a long time silver collector. he gave me about 20 ounces of silver eagles...one, however, is a bit peculiar.

First off, its a medallion. Meaning it has the silver eagle design, but it has no value. Basically its a silver eagle round, rather than a coin.

Its graded, PR70, by PCI, and has the words "classic coin series" on it. its mintage is 1000.

Heres where I am a bit confused.

On the back it says .999 silver. Its once ounce.

However, it also says "100 mil."

Now, I'm trying to figure out whether its genuine silver - you know, the valuable kind on ebay. Or if its 100 MILS silver.

I just find it peculiar because its graded by a reputable coin grading service, PR70, Deep cameo, and has a mintage of 1000. It also, once again, says .999 silver. Its 1 oz

The thing that is confusing me is the "100 mil."

Is there anything else this 100 mil could mean?
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 Posted 07/16/2011  6:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Adam_E to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
PCI is not a reputable grading service, far from it actually.

and your coin is 1 ounce, but it does not contain 1 ounce of silver. just 100 milligrams, so it has very little value.
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 Posted 07/16/2011  6:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GoThunder to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think the 100 mils means it is plated to 100 millionths of an inch thickness. So it is .999 real silver plating over some base metal that weights 1 oz total. Typical deception.
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 Posted 07/16/2011  6:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Adam_E to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
either way, the plating is worth about 10 cents.
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07/16/2011 6:22 pm
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 Posted 07/16/2011  6:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rbethell11 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks guys :D Good thing I didn't list in on ebay. I have a good reputation for selling silver on ebay.....phewww
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 Posted 07/17/2011  12:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fcrazo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

is there 1 available for us to see? it sounds strange for even PCI to slab that.
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