Destructive Testing of Fake Silver

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  1. ozcopper

    ozcopper Junior Member

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  3. kaosleeroy108

    kaosleeroy108 The Mahayana Tea Shop & hobby center

    a tungsten alloy?? or lead mix
    ?
     
  4. ozcopper

    ozcopper Junior Member

    More like a brass alloy I thought.
     
  5. USS656

    USS656 Here to Learn Supporter

    Very interesting, thanks for posting
     
  6. bonbonbelly

    bonbonbelly Feel MS68 Look AG3

    So, how many fingers got burned? I'm guessing four! LOL. Thanks for the video.
     
  7. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    A tungsten alloy would probably do better on the SG test. Surely you can test them in a way that will not risk ruining an occasional genuine coin? (Murphy's Law).
     
  8. Cazkaboom

    Cazkaboom One for all, all for me.

    Thanks for the post.

    I agree, it looks like a brass alloy

    I've got a couple questions now.

    1. Have you done one of these slightly destructive tests on a legit silver ounce?
    2. Have you seen any fake ASEs on the market yet?
     
  9. jjack

    jjack Captain Obvious

    What does it sound when drop it does it have silver ring to it? and have you tried magnetic slide test on it?
     
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