Hello, just wondering if this is real silver. It is marked 1982 .999 fine silver, and sealed in a plastic covered cardboard sheet. I can't remember who made it, a washington dc token-making company. Anyway just wondering if it is a real 1 oz round and _not_ like the Dale Earnhardt silver rounds that are actually silverish plated copper slugs (those actually still sell in the $300 range on eBay!). This Washington round has a similar chrome look but I do see a tiny amount of tarnish. I did see many for sale on eBay but only one sold recently at about $40. That tells me they occasionally do sell -with NO premium- but does not tell me if it is real silver. Someone I know just got 30 of these Washington rounds. THANK YOU in advance !!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't, it is in original package. It is a known item by a known company. The composition, however, is unknown to me.
I'm not a coin collector by any stretch of the imagination, but have you done the magnet test? When I used to work at a pawn shop we ran all our jewelry and coins under a magnet, if it pulls then it's plated.
