How on Erath to know which one is silver? Please help.

[theman73]

Hi

How on Erath to know which one is silver? Please help.

Regards

 

[Alex944]

Hi,

It's a bit difficult to say just based on these pictures. Often you would be able to identify it pretty quickly just by the feel of the weight of the coin - silver is heavier than metal alloys like cupronickel and if you've had a silver coin in hand before, you tend to notice the difference straight away.

This is not always the case with lower purity coins (think <50% silver coins) and can be tough if you haven't really handled silver before. One of the way I usually check is by searching for the designated coin on Numista. A way to search is to Google some coin specifications and add ''numista'' at the end, which usually sends any Numista page right to the top of the search results. For instance, on the picture I see a loose coin (bottom right) that says ''twentieth anniversary of coronation - two dollars 1973''. Search for that on Google and add ''numista'' at the end, and here goes your search result: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15743.html

So that specific coin seems to be silver, 25.7g of .925 to be precise. The only thing left then is to make sure that what you have on the table is the same as on the numista page; sometimes commemorative coins are created in both PM and non-PM, so things like weighing the coin or a diameter measurement comes in handy to confirm if you are not quite sure. It's a bit of a job but it's fairly accurate in lieu of actual testing with a device (like a sigma tester).

 

Hope that helps!

[theman73]

Thank you very much sir.

Regards

[Alex944]

You are very welcome, hope you find something nice in there!

[Gordy]

I think my first port of call before researching each one would be to do a neodymium magnet test, quick way to whittle out the differences, then look at the specs on the coins

[theman73]

1 hour ago, Gordy said:

neodymium magnet

What on Gods of Krypton is this?

I have this baby and according to her non are ordinary metal

 

[SilverDrum]

2 minutes ago, theman73 said:

What on Gods of Krypton is this?

I have this baby and according to her non are ordinary metal

 

If they didn't get stuck to that you have some winners 🤣 Into magnet fishing?

[Gordy]

I use these; the slider bought off ebay and whenever you order of Martin at silver trader he chucks one of the little ones in or you can get them of amazon and ebay

[theman73]

2 hours ago, Alex944 said:

For instance, on the picture I see a loose coin (bottom right) that says ''twentieth anniversary of coronation - two dollars 1973''. Search for that on Google and add ''numista'' at the end, and here goes your search result: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15743.html

Hmmm

I tried on this coin but didn't got any results.

Any idea?

 

 

 

[Alex944]

16 minutes ago, theman73 said:

Hmmm

I tried on this coin but didn't got any results.

Any idea?

No luck for me so far. I am also unable to find anything remotely similar featuring Robert the bruce (either very old coinage or modern commemoratives that do not share similarity). Reverse image searching on Google also did not return anything similar to it. Is there any further information on the rim of the coin/medal? It may be that you have a medal (for lack of denomination) that is not well known, perhaps created by a private mint or something similar.

[James32]

56 minutes ago, theman73 said:

What on Gods of Krypton is this?

I have this baby and according to her non are ordinary metal

 

Those are dead handy for Chapel/church collection boxes 🙈

[theman73]

17 minutes ago, James32 said:

Those are dead handy for Chapel/church collection boxes 🙈

Well I took my new passion seriously so I bought the ''best'' tools.

But now I'm more confused then before

[James32]

Just now, theman73 said:

Well I took my new passion seriously so I bought the ''best'' tools.

But now I'm more confused then before

🤣🤣🤣 it's a long road ahead but very enjoyable 

[theman73]

7 minutes ago, James32 said:

🤣🤣🤣 it's a long road ahead but very enjoyable 

I love it to be honest but, I bought over 100 coins which I got them today and if every coin is taking so long to find it's value I'm doomed.

Look here:

 

After 10 minutes searching on internet I still have no idea how much to ask for it...

 

[Gordy]

4 minutes ago, theman73 said:

I love it to be honest but, I bought over 100 coins which I got them today and if every coin is taking so long to find it's value I'm doomed.

Look here:

 

After 10 minutes searching on internet I still have no idea how much to ask for it...

 

Windsor Mint have these for £30.00

Just now, Gordy said:

Windsor Mint have these for £30.00

took me 1 minute 😂

[theman73]

Jesus

I need to change something

Thank you

[ArgentSmith]

2 hours ago, theman73 said:

Hmmm

I tried on this coin but didn't got any results.

Any idea?

 

 

 

1974 John Pinches Sterling Silver round 25g +

[theman73]

Thank you sir.

[TheDoc]

Hi theman73, there is a handy little app called coinoscope, its free in the app store and it will help you with identifying. Simple as pionting the camera at and snapping a pic, if its in their database you will instantly get the deatils, makeup, weight alll that malarky. There is also an estimate value option, how accurate that is I cannot say.

Anyhow, best of luck with the search and hopefully you do find something nice in there.

 

 

[James32]

5 minutes ago, TheDoc said:

Hi theman73, there is a handy little app called coinoscope, its free in the app store and it will help you with identifying. Simple as pionting the camera at and snapping a pic, if its in their database you will instantly get the deatils, makeup, weight alll that malarky. There is also an estimate value option, how accurate that is I cannot say.

Anyhow, best of luck with the search and hopefully you do find something nice in there.

 

 

Must check that out myself. 

[TheDoc]

1 minute ago, James32 said:

Must check that out myself. 

In otherwords you are thinking ....."Whats the most obscure coin I have, and will it identify it" ......😆

I hope it is of some use to you. 

[James32]

1 minute ago, TheDoc said:

In otherwords you are thinking ....."Whats the most obscure coin I have, and will it identify it" ......😆

I hope it is of some use to you. 

Tbh I stay clear of older/vintage stuff because I have no experience/knowledge.....but you may have just sent me down another rabbit hole😂

[TheDoc]

2 minutes ago, James32 said:

Tbh I stay clear of older/vintage stuff because I have no experience/knowledge.....but you may have just sent me down another rabbit hole😂

We may just have come up with a new Thread/Challenge. 🤔

[theman73]

Many thanks, the app is working

[theman73]

Many many thanks again for the app

Was 100% correct on all this coins.