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is this silver

Postby Beau » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:23 pm

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I have a 1776-1976 S Half Dollar that looks and sounds like silver, like 90%

was there any made for sets or something ?

I don`t know much about it except that I bought it in Houston at a coin show, a long time ago, it is a proof coin.
I didn`t buy it in a set.

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Re: is this silver

Postby Roadrunner » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:58 pm

They made 40% versions of these.
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Re: is this silver

Postby Beau » Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:58 pm

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it is not 40% or no copper showing, and it rings like silver.


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Re: is this silver

Postby blackrabbit » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:31 pm

I can't see the copper in any of my 40% halves. They have a silvery ring to em too.
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Re: is this silver

Postby misteroman » Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:03 pm

remember its only 40% silver so there is alot of CU in there
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Re: is this silver

Postby oober » Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:57 am

Probably should cut in half to make sure there is no copper in it.
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Re: is this silver

Postby wolvesdad » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:52 am

sometimes the copper disguises itself as a white shiny metal so as to blend in with its peers.
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Re: is this silver

Postby AGCoinHunter » Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:12 am

oober wrote:Probably should cut in half to make sure there is no copper in it.


Either that or get to work on it with a belt sander. You should be able to see the silver layer with a bit of "polishing."
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Re: is this silver

Postby Thogey » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:48 pm

AGCoinHunter wrote:
oober wrote:Probably should cut in half to make sure there is no copper in it.


Either that or get to work on it with a belt sander. You should be able to see the silver layer with a bit of "polishing."


AGCoinHunter, You're all wet. He'll just ruin a good sanding belt.

I would go with a bench grinder.
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Re: is this silver

Postby AGCoinHunter » Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:01 pm

Thogey wrote:
AGCoinHunter wrote:
oober wrote:Probably should cut in half to make sure there is no copper in it.


Either that or get to work on it with a belt sander. You should be able to see the silver layer with a bit of "polishing."


AGCoinHunter, You're all wet. He'll just ruin a good sanding belt.

I would go with a bench grinder.



Hey, what ever floats your boat. I dont own a bench grinder atm, so I gotta use what tools I have. :D
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Re: is this silver

Postby SilverGuy23 » Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:53 pm

Specs on your 1976s silver Clad

Weight 11.5 Grams
Composition outer layers of .800 silver and .200 copper, bonded to inner core of .209 silver with .791 copper
Net Weight of .14792 oz. of pure silver.

Thats why you do not see the copper ring. the outer layer is 80% silver but the inner core is almost 80% copper.
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