I found a cheaply priced 1867-1967 canadian, either mint or proof set today while digging around in the bargain box. It was complete, in the RCM plastic packaging and untoned. My question is while the dollar and the half are both .800 silver, are the quarter and the dime in the set also .800 or are they .500 as they were both produced? How does one tell the difference aside from a specific gravity test?
I can find nothing in Charlton to indicate which composition was used in the proof-like sets.I have posted many times in this forum,because it is a favourite topic of mine,there is no easy way to tell the difference between .500 and .800 silver coins. Bill
rats!!! I think I'll let logic dictate that since the dollar and the half are .800 the quarter and the dime will be also.
During the year, the rising price of silver resulted in reduction of the silver content from .800 to .500. The two varieties are not distinguishable by apearance. Nor by weght as they gram wieght is the same. I can find nothing else to distinguish them apart. . Cheers
