Fake 5oz coins

No ,it's not hard to understand at all my main purpose of posting n this to warn my fellow collectors of a fraudulent piece floating on the bay.... and to help get the idea behind heres some more pics along Side a Mexican 5 onza

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That's perfect.

It's pretty clear from the photo that the fake piece is larger in BOTH diameter AND thickness than the Mexican piece.

The weight in grams is always unambiguous; I wish we could all just go by grams instead of ounces. 144g is 5.08 standard ounces, well under 5 troy ounces.

Thanks for clarifying, and thanks for helping to shut down one more seller of fakes on eBay.

 

Weighing in grams is always preferable over any other unit.

 

"Perfect" would've been first page, first post....

Now, this begs the question of how does the OP know his Mexican piece is genuine without the need for holes or acid?

 

OK bigger and thicker would allow a silver plated coppernickel alloy to be used to fake it.

By the way, just because two coins are different sizes in no way to judge if one is real or not. A silver eagle and anCanadian maple leaf are both 1 oz .999 fine silver, but they aren't the same size. A silver eagle and a one oz silver round are usually not the same size either. Same goes for real 5 oz silver coins. they are all the same weight, but they come in different sizes.

 

Mass + density= wght

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Uh..."Mass + density= wght"...not even close. Assuming wght = weight, then on earth for common use mass = weight. Density = Mass/Volume

 

Yes your right I knew I was missing something in that equation

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The point conder is making is that measuring the diameter of twp coins and the width of the rim of two coins, and comparing them does not prove anything. Coins of the same weight and silver composition can have different rim to rim measurements based on the actual design depth used.

 

Well

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"Well"..... what?

 

You don't suppose it was because of you do you?

 

By the way, I have that exact same kitchen scale! but it sucks and I went to a gun shop and bought a scale that measures to 0.1 grains which I think was 0.006 grams. In much happier now.

 

If I were to guess, probably a synonym for poop.

 

But why is the larger coin weighting 5.5 oz larger then the Mexican version and united states 5oz

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Well I wonder it's comparison to the modern u.s. 5oz

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Just have to say, this does not quite convince me. 144 grams is 5.08 ounces, but it's been drilled and has lost some weight. The 5 ounce Mexican coin only shows up on his scale at 5.3 ounces, so his scale could be badly miscalibrated. These scales round, so that 5.3 could be 5.25 rounded up, and 5.25 ounces is 149 grams. So on the low side, the drilled coin could weigh 5 grams less than the Mexican 5 ounce coin. Now, 5 grams is the same weight as 2 silver dimes, but I don't have a sense of scale for how much metal he drilled out.

 

In his first post it was 5.2 oz before he drilled it.

 

Is it possible that one of the rounds isn't pure .999 silver? If it's say 90% silver, it would have to weigh 5.5 oz in order for there to be 5oz of silver.