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How to tell half silver?

Postby Prince By-Tor » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:12 am

Hay guys im in canada and half dimes are easy because there not magnetic but for quarters i cant figger out any way to tell a half silver one from a non silver as eather way there magnetic
The only way i know of is with a scale whitch i dont got so can someone plz help me out with this one? Thx
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Re: How to tell half silver?

Postby tractorman » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:19 am

Are you talking about Canadian silver change in composition around 1967-68? I'm not an expert by any means, but I remember this topic being discussed before. I'll see if I can find the link.
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Re: How to tell half silver?

Postby tractorman » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:23 am

Try here:

http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11041#p109762
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Re: How to tell half silver?

Postby theo » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:39 am

Prince By-Tor wrote:Hay guys im in canada and half dimes are easy because there not magnetic but for quarters i cant figger out any way to tell a half silver one from a non silver as eather way there magnetic
The only way i know of is with a scale whitch i dont got so can someone plz help me out with this one? Thx


Silver coins (Canadian or otherwise) are not magnetic. Non-silver canadian dimes and quarters whether they are nickel (pre-2000) or steel (2000 and later) are both attracted to magnets.
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Re: How to tell half silver?

Postby Prince By-Tor » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:30 am

Must of had some bad info i read i forget where maby yahoo answers that it was half steel i think they said and so u have to weigh it to tell
Looking elts where its says its copper so ya non magnetic
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Re: How to tell half silver?

Postby JadeDragon » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:17 am

Don't believe everything you read on the interwebs.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
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