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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RichardT, post: 7478793, member: 100005&quot;]As FitzNigel has already pointed out, even if the coin is made of silver the acid test results will still not tell you anything. Unless you know what the correct silver alloy should be for these coins...?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really wanted to find out if it&#039;s silver or not, XRF will probably help. Not that I think it matters... the value of an ancient is not dependent on the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are reasons which justify destructive tests like acid of course, but this just seems very unnecessary. Even if it&#039;s just little bits of dust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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