Silver Coins - How to do a tone/sound test for pure silver or 90% silver US

[cdltpx]

They are making fakes from China that sound close to the silver coins but they are made of some cheaper metal. I have yet to get a sample counterfeit coin but they are out there and they are using them to rip people off . Just like we have counterfeit politicians trying to get you to vote for them and later you find they are fake. End the puppet show Ron Paul 2012.

[blai745]

so if I ever stumble a pile of morgan dollars I can say " sure this random pile of 20 morgans must be real!!!!"

you need to weigh em...find the dimensions.. then ping test em on the tip of your finger..

not that hard..

[ylesfitz8839]

ya the silver had more of a higher "Ting" then the clad? is that right? its hard to tell a couple times it sounded almost the same

[blabblab1212]

These are clad: which means they are garbage.............

[greenwooddesign]

does't that damage the silver coins doing it this way?  good vid thanks for sharing.

[KirbyHanchar]

before you did the sound test, i noticed that:

The MORGANS sounded a lot heavier.

[litoariel]

THE MORGANS JUST SOUND LIKE MONEY !!!!!! LOL

[bigrobnz]

The good coins have that" old fashioned" sound to them!!!

[part3auctions]

The best way to find out if your coin contains silver is go to a Coin Show and ask at least 2 different dealers.......

Do not sell your coins if you are not sure!!!

There is alot of shady dealers on the internet.

DO NOT respond to a newspaper ad that is hosting Hotel Buying Party

Never Pawn a coin. They will pay you chump change, even if the coin is rare.

NEVER, EVER under any circumstance send a coin through the mail, or let a coin leave your hand without getting cash first.

BE SMART!

[part3auctions]

Ok. I have to point out a thing or two..........

Eisenhowers DO NOT CONTAIN silver.....

The only ones that do contain 40% silver where sold as commemorative proofs....... Which are very hard to find!!!!!

The sound of the coin can depend on size, weight, or composition.

Example:

A silver mercury dime sounds different than a Morgan Dollar (because of weight/size)

A 35% silver wartime nickel sounds different than a pre-1970 40% Silver JFK Dollar. (because of composition)

[wakingup2010]

a great site is coinflation on the web to see whats in your piggy bank

[GoneGuru99]

hey, you seem to have some coin knowledge. I want to tone some Franklins using a cigar box and heat. Have you tried this yourself and could you give me some tips or info? Thanks!

[scutter4christ]

@GoneGuru99 That is something that I've never tried to do before. You may just trying googling it and I bet there will be someone who has written how to do it.

[estesoyojajaja]

@scutter4christ i have an 1893 cc morgan dollar that i bought for $5,00 in a free market.

[abitarif56]

I have a 1804 silver dollar, i tried buy testing it by putting it on the edge of my finger and hitted softly with another coin. The sound is like a bell and the tone lasts 3 seconds, are they real silver? It says that the 1804 silver dollar is 90% silver

[zppz]

You can also tell the difference by flipping a single coin (as in 'heads or tails') so that you don't scratch up the coins. There is a bit of a knack to it though... since the sound is deadened if the last thing it touched was your skin, you need to make sure you hit it with your thumbnail.

btw the latest coins in New Zealand are now made of plain old steel - they are the worst sounding ever for this test, no different to steel washers that you use to bolt things together!

[norxcontacts]

Clad makes my ears bleed, Silver sounds like heaven.

[msungs]

Can someone help me with this question. I just weighed my Franklin and Kennedy half dollar Silver coins (1949-1964). The stated weight from the mint is 12.50g. The majority of my coins are in the 12.45-12.55 range. I do have a few that are as high as 12.67 g and as low as 12.30g. What is your opinion, do you think they are real?

[reg8mm]

How about just looking at the date!!! 1964 and older are 90 % silver.

[OurTimeIsOut]

@reg8mm Watch the videos on fake Morgan and Peace Dollars.

[gthckry]

its easy m'kay! thanks mr garison! lol

[greggh]

A much better way to sound test them is to balance the coin on the end of your finger and lightly tap it with another coin. The silver ones will ring like a bell. The clad ones will have a much higher tone and not ring as long.

[jschell77]

Very good tip. Thanks for the video.

[Tanarus20]

p.s scutter4christ

That's a very good method. I can hear the differance.

Thanx

[Tanarus20]

I'm learning there's a lot of counterfeiting going on out there. One of the best ways to verify the authenticity of coins would be to weigh it. It should weigh EXACTLY one oz. (If it's a 1 oz coin) or ingot...etc

Apparently counterfeiters take a piece of crap metal, mint it down then put a silver outer coating on it. Problem they have almost every time is...they can never get the weight correct equal to the weight of a silver's oz.

[JeffTheDude777]

Awesome little test. The Clad sound like it "thumps" more than a "chime" from the 90% silver.

[AwakeAndDangerous]

Great tip, the real silver ones definitely have a different tone. I have a collection of old silver coints, mostly 1964 Kenedy half-dollars, Ben Franklin halfs, and some old silver quarters. I had assumed that they were 90 or 99% silver, but recently I was told that they were less, I think I was told 34%. Ever heard of that?

[scutter4christ]

@AwakeAndDangerous Not that I am aware but I could double check for you. From my understanding, all of the silver coins that were made before and up to 1964 are 90% silver.

Some of the kennedys from 1965 i think to maybe 70 (maybe 68) are 40% silver.

[alphacodexx]

@scutter4christ will this convince people overseas who do not know out pre1964 us junk silver coins you think?

[Thatcrazykidbrendan]

@AwakeAndDangerous war nickels (1942-1945 mint marked) were 30% silver alloy, but other then that, 90% silver from 1964 and back.

[inkey2]

@AwakeAndDangerous no.....all american silver coins were 90% silver. The only ones that were less were half dollars from 1965 to about 1970/71...those were 40% silver

[PeakedEarth]

Put them in a bag, let the bag hang, tap lightly with a spoon.... listen for the beautiful ring.

[theeastwatch]

I prefer balancing the coin on one finger and tapping the edge to get the ring.

-TEW