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<p>[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 827336, member: 23111"]<b>tried the tissue test and still don't know</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe I am having the worst luck with eBay buys.</p><p>I got this coin in the mail last week and it does not have any of the toning that was present in the photographs in the listing.</p><p>I researched numismatics.org and this is what they say about the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>1967.113.194</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>department: LA</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>object type: C</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>weight: 24.891 g</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>axis: 6</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i> Peru,Lima, / 1869 / AE,sol</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>[expand]</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>dynasty: Peru--Republic</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>obverse type: National arms in wreath</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>obverse legend: 1869 Y. B.</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>reverse type: Liberty seated right, with shield and pole</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><i>reverse legend: FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION UN SOL (in exergue, curved)</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Well , the coin is too heavey for my gunpowder grain scale so I had to weigh it on a dietary scale and this is what I get:</p><p><br /></p><p>coin in question weighs .8 oz or between 24 & 25 grams on a dietary scale</p><p><br /></p><p>When I used the tissue test from previous recommendations , I used a clad quarter against this allegedly silver Un Sol & only the rim on the Un Sol appeared white but the core area was the same as the US clad quarter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does silver rust ? In the provided photos it looks like reddish areas that I am unable to see with my eyes & they don't look like toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am about to test the eBay buyers protection service for the very 1st time and it would be nice to have some educated observations & suggestions before I pursue this course of action without destroying the merchandise with the acid test.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 827336, member: 23111"][b]tried the tissue test and still don't know[/b] I believe I am having the worst luck with eBay buys. I got this coin in the mail last week and it does not have any of the toning that was present in the photographs in the listing. I researched numismatics.org and this is what they say about the coin: [COLOR=Blue][I]1967.113.194 department: LA object type: C weight: 24.891 g axis: 6 Peru,Lima, / 1869 / AE,sol [expand] dynasty: Peru--Republic obverse type: National arms in wreath obverse legend: 1869 Y. B. reverse type: Liberty seated right, with shield and pole reverse legend: FIRME Y FELIZ POR LA UNION UN SOL (in exergue, curved)[/I][/COLOR] Well , the coin is too heavey for my gunpowder grain scale so I had to weigh it on a dietary scale and this is what I get: coin in question weighs .8 oz or between 24 & 25 grams on a dietary scale When I used the tissue test from previous recommendations , I used a clad quarter against this allegedly silver Un Sol & only the rim on the Un Sol appeared white but the core area was the same as the US clad quarter. Does silver rust ? In the provided photos it looks like reddish areas that I am unable to see with my eyes & they don't look like toning. I am about to test the eBay buyers protection service for the very 1st time and it would be nice to have some educated observations & suggestions before I pursue this course of action without destroying the merchandise with the acid test.[/QUOTE]
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