Magnet test for Silver Dollars

[@frankbradford9616]

Thank you. Great content and was very helpful at a time when I needed it

[@Fun4GA]

For even less resistance, place a magnet on top of cork and float it in water. Any magnet will do, provided it stays on top.

[@spektator722]

Yes, I have used the ping test but worn silver coins seem to have a different tone than the newer less worn coins. Inquests I don't have a good enough of an ear to discriminate the tones.

[@harrisquicksilver6595]

Get a neodymium magnet with a flat side & let the magnet slide down the coin which you hold at a 45 degree angle & if the the magnet slides down the coin slowly then it's probably real silver. If it sticks or slides down fast then it is definitely not silver.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Yeah, less than 20% difference in the speed of a slide yes, maybe 10%? Hard to tell

[@ruger51995]

@@VndNvwYvvSvv from nickel to silver? the speed is immensly different, easily visible to the untrained eye. however i do agree with the comment above my copper sandwich coin seems to hold onto the magnet like my certified silver does

[@hopewelch2915]

I work at an antique shop in Florida. A young man cam in with 21 silver dollars in a baggie, coins were all in individual holders with the date and mint printed on each sleeve, he said they were his grandfather's, and he had passed. All dated I late 1800s, the dealer bought them then took home and noticed that there was a similar flaw on each coin. He tested ( which should gave been his first move). All were counterfeit, is there a quick test we can do at the counter to detect this? The police confiscated the coins and took a picture of the kid .

[@anibalismo]

Look for the coin pinger I believe its called. And there is also an android app called bullion test you can use with the pinger. The pinger it is actually a plastic holder with a small hammer that strikes the coin so it rings. The app listen to the ring frecuencies, and it tells you if those frecuencies match your coin size and metal composition.

[@pef286]

I wonder what the alloy is that was used on the fakes. Take the bucky ball magnet and drop it down a copper tube. Or watch a video on it.

[@LeeRaven-rb4dp]

May I know where did u buy it from and how much did it cost

[@TheSilverlover999]

have you done a ping test on every coin? like tapping one coin to another by holding one coin on your one finger and tapping it with another coin. real silver has a deep tone and long ring on it. nickel has a high pitched long tone.

[@ebenburger111]

Thanks!

[@Spartan-2030]

Question? So, just to be clear, if a coin sticks to a magnet or vice versa, it's fake???

[@willstuff5126]

or course

[@jakemurk3467]

Not fake.... just not silver

[@antiquarian1773]

@@jakemurk3467 well its 90 percent silver. why isn't the magnet attracted to the 10 percent of the other metal?

[@jakemurk3467]

It is possible that 10 percent is a non magnetic core metal. If you are using a strong neodymium earth magnet it should slightly detect a 10 percent magnetic core. I would use more than one method of testing.

[@ruger51995]

@@antiquarian1773 the other ten percent is copper its not magnetic like a peice of steel

[@Thebald1]

What about the American Silver Eagle? That coin is almost pure silver..

[@spektator722]

TheBald1 I haven’t had any issues with the Silver Eagles that I have purchased, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t fakes out there. I use the same inspection process. Weight, dimensions, ferrous material rest and ping test. Hope I haven’t missed on any purchases.

[@Thebald1]

@@spektator722 Thank you

[@TreasureWOMAN]

:) cool

[@rayperez2397]

I don't understand why people continue to purchase items on eBay when we continue to see people getting ripped off why purchase items you can't inspect your purchases .

[@cdgpro]

What about 25.92

[@spektator722]

If a silver dollar weighs 25.92 grams and is very worn, it may still be legit. I would to the ping and magnet test to improve the judgement.

[@dhireshwarswami8431]

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