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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 154334, member: 669&quot;]Why on earth would you want to damage the coin by filing the edge - no matter how carefully - when&nbsp; a popsicle stick and a pencil is all it takes to see if its silver or clad? <img src="http://64.91.226.227/images/emoticons/headslap.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One more time - <ul> <li>Balance a popsicle stick or something similar on a pencil.&nbsp; (Works best with the six-sided ones, but can be done on a round one.)</li> <li>Put your questioned coin on one end.</li> <li>Pull a clad quarter out of your pocket and put it on the other end.</li> <li>If they balance, the questioned coin is clad.</li> <li>If the clad is heavier the questioned coin is some kind of fake.</li> <li>If the questioned coin is heavier, it may be silver, and is worth taking to a pharmacist or jeweler to get an exact weight.</li> </ul><p></p><p>And BTW sometimes on a clad coin the cu-ni outer layers do cover up the copper center on the edges. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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