how to identify silver coins?

[Mono]

how do I identify silver by weighing silver coins to determine if the coins are silver? I would like to weigh some silver coins to see if the coins are silver, but I'm not sure how to do it. if anyone can tell me this, I would greatly appreciate it. also I have some other silver things, and I was wondering if anyone knew how to identify silver so they can help me with this. thanks.

Mono

 

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[Mackaydon]

You can't.
Weight will only give you weight, not composition.
Any silver token (replica coin) can be silver plated and alloyed with another metal to produce the actual weight of a real silver coin.
Don...
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[Iamrussell]

Google each coin to see if its silver or not- also numista.com is a great source-
Like Mackaydon said weighing a coin wont tell you if its silver

 

[cudamark]

Weight can help determine if a coin is genuine or counterfeit however. It's just one determining factor though. As mentioned some counterfeits or replicas can be produced matching genuine coins weights.

 

[Beachkid23]

Take a silver coin and flick it in the air like you're trying to do heads or tails with somebody. Silver ones going to make one big difference sound compared to non-silver ones. After you do that a couple times to be able to pick them out of a huge pile in a couple seconds when you get to use of the look.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

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[ThatsBeepingGold]

Coinflation.com will give you weights of each individual coin. but the ring test is the best... Simple flick it in the air like Macaydon mentioned. or drop it on a hard surface. Silver will give a higher pitched ring than clad.
Its pretty disstinct. Anytime a cashier hands me change and one of them is silver I can make it out from simply touching other coins...lol
Do you have a silver coin to try it out with..