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<p>[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 1984466, member: 39129"]And the verdict is in:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dear travlntiques,</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Dear Ryan - I ended the item. The 1857, after closer exam, is NG in my opinion. Weight is 12.4gr - about right - but the coin shoots as only 80% silver on our ThermoScientific XRF laser gun. Ringing the coin..... the pitch is slightly higher but not dramatically so. Thanks for pointing it out. It isn't the sort of piece that one would normally be suspicious of. - Regards, Bob"</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to you all for posting......this one is interesting to say the least. 80% silver, eh? The Chinese are getting better![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 1984466, member: 39129"]And the verdict is in: [B]Dear travlntiques,[/B] Dear Ryan - I ended the item. The 1857, after closer exam, is NG in my opinion. Weight is 12.4gr - about right - but the coin shoots as only 80% silver on our ThermoScientific XRF laser gun. Ringing the coin..... the pitch is slightly higher but not dramatically so. Thanks for pointing it out. It isn't the sort of piece that one would normally be suspicious of. - Regards, Bob" Thanks to you all for posting......this one is interesting to say the least. 80% silver, eh? The Chinese are getting better![/QUOTE]
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