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

[HerefordBullyun]

13 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

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

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So Im not even close then?

[SidS]

Okay, you say it surprised you. I'll go for 101% silver, because to be honest that would surprise me too, and most scientists.

Maybe it's not the purity of the silver but perhaps it's got other elements in it, maybe palladium or something weird.

[LawrenceChard]

25 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

So Im not even close then?

Mandy* looks closer!

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* or whatever her name is.

[LawrenceChard]

6 minutes ago, SidS said:

Okay, you say it surprised you. I'll go for 101% silver, because to be honest that would surprise me too, and most scientists.

Maybe it's not the purity of the silver but perhaps it's got other elements in it, maybe palladium or something weird.

If we were talking about football, I would say you are 110% right!

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[HerefordBullyun]

4 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Mandy* looks closer!

 

Thats her! Gandhis inflatable sister!

Edited June 19, 2022 by HerefordBullyun

[SidS]

The test reveals this coin is made of dragonglass, sorry, I mean obsidian. Got to remember Game of Thrones isn't real. 😁

[James32]

40% silver...20% gold and the rest is made up of a mixture of sweat and tears

[SidS]

Silver plated steel.

[LawrenceChard]

There are two different die alignments on the 1839 groats.

I think ours is "coin alignment":

But I will double check.

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[dicker]

Are you going to put us out of our collective misery soon @LawrenceChard?

[LawrenceChard]

4 minutes ago, dicker said:

Are you going to put us out of our collective misery soon @LawrenceChard?

OK, 

I can reveal...

... drum roll...

That the 1839 groat has...

... no serrations!

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[dicker]

@LawrenceChard

Oh come on!!!

[LawrenceChard]

4 minutes ago, dicker said:

@LawrenceChard

Oh come on!!!

My wife just said the same thing.

Back in an hour...

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[dicker]

1 minute ago, LawrenceChard said:

My wife just said the same thing.

Back in an hour...

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As well as a Christmas cracker joke writer, you also missed out on a career as a film producer who creates suspense flicks!

[LawrenceChard]

9 minutes ago, dicker said:

As well as a Christmas cracker joke writer, you also missed out on a career as a film producer who creates suspense flicks!

You want a photo of the suspenders?

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[dicker]

1 minute ago, LawrenceChard said:

You want a photo of the suspenders?

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A gentleman is never without sock suspenders.

[LawrenceChard]

47 minutes ago, dicker said:

A gentleman is never without sock suspenders.

How about:

?

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[James32]

Well the coin is fake but on the bright side we ended up with some soft porn for the ladies 

Edited June 19, 2022 by James32

[dicker]

Now back to business…..what is the content!?

[LawrenceChard]

So, as the natives are getting restless:

Ag - Silver 999

Nobody got it right.

@James32 even said: "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"

BTW, 9.216 cts weight = 1.8432 grams.

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[dicker]

Thank you!  Surprised by 999.

[James32]

3 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

So, as the natives are getting restless:

Ag - Silver 999

Nobody got it right.

@James32 even said: "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"

BTW, 9.216 cts weight = 1.8432 grams.

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For sale at .925 price? Bargain. 

That's a sacking offence in todays market 😁

[stefffana]

So, 183 years ago it was apparently a shortage of copper...😁

[LawrenceChard]

4 minutes ago, dicker said:

Thank you!  Surprised by 999.

That makes two of us "I did a Niton test, and was surprised."

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[LawrenceChard]

Anyone ready for a serration count challenge:

? 😎