How to tell a silver coin from a clad coin... Using only white printer paper!

[Coins4Cheese]

I saw this youtube vid about a person showing how to tell a silver coin from a clad one.



I tried it with some tarnished 90% Kens, and it made the paper "grayer" in the area I rubbed it in. It even worked for me using a BU American eagle! What's the science behind this? Try it out, it's very interesting. If the silver fitness of a coin is lower, I don't know what would happen.

 

[nyiangelo]

Hmmm... I wish I could find some tarnished wrappers then I'd be a believer!

 

[47thelement]

I couldn't get the video to work but I assume it just show a finger moving a coin from one side of the paper to the other. duh!

 

[Coins4Cheese]

I couldn't get the video to work but I assume it just show a finger moving a coin from one side of the paper to the other. duh!

Well, yes, pretty much. It actaully works, try it.

 

[myprecious]

Re: How to tell a silver coin from a clad coin... Using only white printer paper

when would one need to use this method exactly?

edges first - then coin dates...and there's the no fail ring test.

 

[Coins4Cheese]

Re: How to tell a silver coin from a clad coin... Using only white printer paper

when would one need to use this method exactly?

edges first - then coin dates...and there's the no fail ring test.

True, but it's just another way to tell apart silver from non-silver.

 

[Cherryman68]

Ummm why would you scrach an american eagle?

 

[Coins4Cheese]

Ummm why would you scrach an american eagle?

It's not really scratching, it's like you're using a coin to play scratch off tickets. You use that method, and you won't really "scratch" it.