1998 St. Thomas & Prince Island 2000 Dobras coin: clad or silver?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Dougmeister, Feb 21, 2017.

  1. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    Link to reference on Numiscorner.com

    Maybe a dumb question, but how does one tell the difference between the clad version and the 2000 Dobras coin and the 0.925 Silver version?

    Silver

    Clad

    I have two in front of me. I thought they were clad when I bought them online. Yet the reeded edge shows a solid silver color (not always 100% accurate, but almost always unless the coin has been electroplated, right?)
     
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  3. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    One neat test is to lay a tissue over a coin the clad coin won't show through or as bright as silver one will.;)
     
    Last edited: Feb 21, 2017
  4. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    BTW, one is 29.3g and one is 26.3g... (?)
     
  5. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Numista should list both with weights.
     
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