Guess the Silver Content - 1839 Proof Britannia Groat (Fourpence)- Sorry No Prizes!

[LawrenceChard]

Guess the Silver Content - 1839 Proof Britannia Groat (Fourpence)- Sorry No Prizes!

Britannia on Reverse

Victoria Early Young Head Obverse

I did a Niton test, and was surprised.

Answers here, or on a £50 note.

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[ArgentSmith]

It cant be sterling so going to guess Britannia 0.95

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[LawrenceChard]

50 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

It cant be sterling so going to guess Britannia 0.95

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You are correct that it's not sterling.

Britannia is actually .958

Good thinking, but no!

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[James32]

My guess is .800 

Reason being...its neither .999 .925 .958 and .900 is usually a gold percentage ( or American silver ) that's as far as I got really 😅

[ArgentSmith]

2 hours ago, James32 said:

My guess is .800 

Reason being...its neither .999 .925 .958 and .900 is usually a gold percentage ( or American silver ) that's as far as I got really 😅

Shirley it has to be .925 or better  🤷‍♂️

we need a clue

Edited June 18, 2022 by ArgentSmith

[James32]

22 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Shirley it has to be .925 or better  🤷‍♂️

we need a clue

I'm beginning to think bronze 

 

23 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Shirley it has to be .925 or better  🤷‍♂️

we need a clue

Never straightforward with @LawrenceChard I'm going with bronze

[LawrenceChard]

36 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Shirley it has to be .925 or better  🤷‍♂️

we need a clue

Who's Shirley?

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[LawrenceChard]

1 hour ago, ArgentSmith said:

we need a clue

OK, there is approximately 0 (Zero) gold content.

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[ArgentSmith]

Having had the chance to look at the photo with a magnifying glass I’m going to stick my neck out and confirm this is in fact  93.2% Silver.

Or could be 0%

[LawrenceChard]

14 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Having had the chance to look at the photo with a magnifying glass I’m going to stick my neck out and confirm this is in fact  93.2% Silver.

Or could be 0%

Keep trying!

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[Norskgeld]

1877?

1878?

1879?

[dicker]

.800 silver

[SidS]

.500 silver

 

Or 100%

Or maybe it was made in Switzerland and balances out at .935

Edited June 18, 2022 by SidS

[SidS]

2 hours ago, ArgentSmith said:

Shirley it has to be .925 or better  🤷‍♂️

we need a clue

Don't call me Shirley...

 

I just want you to know, we're all counting on you.

[LawrenceChard]

6 hours ago, James32 said:

My guess is .800 

Reason being...its neither .999 .925 .958 and .900 is usually a gold percentage ( or American silver ) that's as far as I got really 😅

 

2 hours ago, dicker said:

.800 silver

No!

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[LawrenceChard]

1 hour ago, SidS said:

.500 silver

 

Or 100%

Or maybe it was made in Switzerland and balances out at .935

This is getting to be fun! 

Not 935!

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1 hour ago, SidS said:

Don't call me Shirley...

 

I just want you to know, we're all counting on you.

Like my old mate Abe Acus?

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[SidS]

Cupro-nickel.

[Arganto]

If it's not Sterling silver which I thought these were... I'll try this as a guess then; it was issued as Sterling but the mint had a bad day, so it's only just off the defined amount of 92.5%...94%? 🤣 I don't blinking know. I wrote my answer out on a £50 note as requested but the ballpoint went straight through so I had to throw it out, sorry!

[LawrenceChard]

2 hours ago, SidS said:

Cupro-nickel.

No!

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[stefffana]

My guess is .9167.

A new worker tried 22ct silver.😜😁🤪

[LawrenceChard]

1 hour ago, Arganto said:

If it's not Sterling silver which I thought these were... I'll try this as a guess then; it was issued as Sterling but the mint had a bad day, so it's only just off the defined amount of 92.5%...94%? 🤣 I don't blinking know. I wrote my answer out on a £50 note as requested but the ballpoint went straight through so I had to throw it out, sorry!

How about retrieving the note from the bin, photographing it, and posting (the photo) it here?

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28 minutes ago, stefffana said:

My guess is .9167.

A new worker tried 22ct silver.😜😁🤪

Interesting thought!

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[HerefordBullyun]

.650 silver

[LawrenceChard]

1 hour ago, HerefordBullyun said:

.650 silver

Is that a guess, or just a random number?

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[HerefordBullyun]

15 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Is that a guess, or just a random number?

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Both!

[LawrenceChard]

8 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

Both!

By the look of your most recent avatar, you would be better off trying "69"!

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