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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fretboard, post: 692468, member: 19765&quot;]I didn&#039;t want to start a new thread so I picked this one up from last time.&nbsp; As far as this 1875 Seated Liberty coin goes, I sent it back to the seller and he sent me back a check for what I paid for it, so that woked out well.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a separate note I thought I had another coin which may be fake.&nbsp; It&#039;s a Hawaiian Dime and I&#039;ll attach a pic.&nbsp; Anyways I tried alot of different things with it as far as weighing it and the magnate trick.&nbsp; The weight is supposed to be 2.5 grams or 39 grains.&nbsp; Mine weighed in at 2.5 grams but only 38 grains.&nbsp; Next I tried to drop it down on a granite countertop.&nbsp; It sounded alright by itself on the granite countertop and a wood desk or table.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to test it against a real dime.&nbsp; I grabbed a Roosevelt 1947 and I dropped them down together.&nbsp; They didn&#039;t ring the same.&nbsp; Well I thought maybe a Barber dime would work better so I grabbed a 1914.&nbsp; Anyways I dropped them separately first and then again together.&nbsp; They sounded different than each other together.&nbsp; I then tried the 1947 dime and the Barber together.&nbsp; Their sound together was the same as each other.&nbsp; Dang it!!&nbsp; I thought my Hawaiian was bunk!!</p><p><br /></p><p>On some things I tried the Hawaiian sounded like silver, like on a wood table.&nbsp; When I tried it alone it was fine or at least sounded like a silver coin would sound.&nbsp; I thought for sure that it had failed the ching-a-ling test as the ring just wasn&#039;t right when dropped with other dimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways I took it to my favorite coin shop and they did a couple of things with it and even had a real one to compare it to.&nbsp; Turns out it&#039;s real!!!&nbsp; Yipee!!&nbsp; I&#039;m happier than a pig in mud!! </p><p><br /></p><p>My bud at the coin store said that even though it sounded different than a pre-64 and the Barber dime I tried together, it had alot more wear and it still sounds like a silver coin all by itself.&nbsp;&nbsp; Another live and learn lesson for me...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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