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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3563861, member: 99642"]Jeff, I don't know how big the city you live in is, but I would look around for a gold and silver buyer, or pawn shop, who has an XRF gun.</p><p>Here in Houston I use the one owned by Houston Jewelry Exchange. It shoots a beam straight through the coin and gives a readout on the exact metals that are in that "slice" of the coin and a readout on the exact percentages of each that are in that "slice" of the coin. It works fine for me and it does NOT just shoot the surface of the coin.</p><p>I tested a French Indo China Piastre, the gun said it was only .250 silver when it is supposed to be .900. I sent it back. The seller didn't quibble a bit. He knew what was up.</p><p>Do you remember the fake "Fatman" Chinese coin I told you I was going to buy, because the seller said he tested it and it was silver? I bought it and had it shot with that gun and the readout said .999 silver. I paid less than $15.00 for about 24 or 25 grms of good silver.</p><p>The last few piasters I tested were all .900.</p><p><br /></p><p>I trust the gun !![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3563861, member: 99642"]Jeff, I don't know how big the city you live in is, but I would look around for a gold and silver buyer, or pawn shop, who has an XRF gun. Here in Houston I use the one owned by Houston Jewelry Exchange. It shoots a beam straight through the coin and gives a readout on the exact metals that are in that "slice" of the coin and a readout on the exact percentages of each that are in that "slice" of the coin. It works fine for me and it does NOT just shoot the surface of the coin. I tested a French Indo China Piastre, the gun said it was only .250 silver when it is supposed to be .900. I sent it back. The seller didn't quibble a bit. He knew what was up. Do you remember the fake "Fatman" Chinese coin I told you I was going to buy, because the seller said he tested it and it was silver? I bought it and had it shot with that gun and the readout said .999 silver. I paid less than $15.00 for about 24 or 25 grms of good silver. The last few piasters I tested were all .900. I trust the gun !![/QUOTE]
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