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<p>[QUOTE="bryantallard, post: 2194640, member: 26727"]Yeah, but the original question was about finding coins in circulation. If the coins don't circulate anymore then you won't find them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I honestly think it's pretty easy to distinguish silver coins from others by looking at them. I think anyone who is familiar with money should be able to tell pretty quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>ok. i will ask everyone i know to hold 2 circ coins in their hand. 2 68 Canadian quarters. 1 nickel, 1 silver. then ask them to tell them apart. a lot of bank tellers can't tell they have a silver quarter in their tray until i see it and ask them for that specific coin and explain it to them. i go to get a coffee and tip 50 cents with a kennedy and they ask what it is. i go to buy a coffee and pay with a $2 bill and they have to ask their manager if they can accept it. people in the U.S. have a hard time knowing their own currency and what they handle. they didn't grow up when silver was floating around and to them it's just a funny, shiny quarter. the original question was about WORLD coins in circ and they have that silvery look to them that some of them can make one wonder if their is ANY silver content in them. just because someone does or has handled a lot of money in their life does not mean they should be able to identify a silver world coin from that of a different composition IMO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bryantallard, post: 2194640, member: 26727"]Yeah, but the original question was about finding coins in circulation. If the coins don't circulate anymore then you won't find them. I honestly think it's pretty easy to distinguish silver coins from others by looking at them. I think anyone who is familiar with money should be able to tell pretty quickly.[/QUOTE] ok. i will ask everyone i know to hold 2 circ coins in their hand. 2 68 Canadian quarters. 1 nickel, 1 silver. then ask them to tell them apart. a lot of bank tellers can't tell they have a silver quarter in their tray until i see it and ask them for that specific coin and explain it to them. i go to get a coffee and tip 50 cents with a kennedy and they ask what it is. i go to buy a coffee and pay with a $2 bill and they have to ask their manager if they can accept it. people in the U.S. have a hard time knowing their own currency and what they handle. they didn't grow up when silver was floating around and to them it's just a funny, shiny quarter. the original question was about WORLD coins in circ and they have that silvery look to them that some of them can make one wonder if their is ANY silver content in them. just because someone does or has handled a lot of money in their life does not mean they should be able to identify a silver world coin from that of a different composition IMO[/QUOTE]
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