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 Posted 08/04/2011  3:11 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add schockergd to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've IDed the ones marked 7 mace and 2 candareens, however I haven't been able to find the other ones.

I understand there's a ton of counterfeits out there and have done every test I can think of outside of acid testing & weight testing (I'll do a weight test tonight). They ring out just like silver, feel identical to morgans in my hand and are not obviously cast. They also do not stick to a magnet at all.

So any further insight or opinions on value would be appreciated.



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 Posted 08/04/2011  5:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add schockergd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well , what do you know....

I did the weight test , they came out correct, did the acid test just for the heck of it and it came back negative for silver.........darn it :(
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 Posted 08/04/2011  6:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add agandau to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is a shame that counterfeiters are so skilled *sigh* but have you confirmed your acid test does show a positive on a known piece of silver?

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 Posted 08/04/2011  6:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add schockergd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah , I tested a junk morgan against the 4, the chinese coins turned the acid blue, morgan turned it blood red.
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 Posted 08/04/2011  7:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add agandau to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh dear.
Furthermore, the high price of silver is only going to increase this deception.
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 Posted 08/04/2011  8:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Peter THOMAS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm astonished that they passed the weight-test: that's scary.
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 Posted 08/04/2011  8:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add schockergd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
One coin fell outside the typical circulated range by .2grams, the same one also had a rim that didn't look 'right' to me. The rest of the coins had correct rims.
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 Posted 08/05/2011  09:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add epop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
how thick they are?
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