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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1183638, member: 66&quot;]40% silver does have a copper core, 80% copper 20% silver.&nbsp; It may not be strongly noticible but it does show if you look for it and it gets darker after some handling.&nbsp; Weight will not tell you a lot about 40% and coppernickel clad since the weights, with the allowed tolerances, overlap each other.&nbsp; A copper nickel clad can weigh as much as 11.8 grams and a 40% can weigh as low as 11.1 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tissue test:</p><p><br /></p><p>Lay a single layer of tissue paper (facial tissue or toilet paper will do) over the comparison coins and the planchet.&nbsp; The coppernickel clad coin will appear a dull gray through the tissue.&nbsp; The 40% will appear white, and the 90% will be a brighter white.&nbsp; Compare the planchet to the others to see if it contains silver.&nbsp; (Note the tissue test can be fooled by plating)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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