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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;E Pluribus Unum, post: 2837353, member: 74265&quot;]My 1/10 oz Maple arrived in a sealed plastic sleeve.&nbsp; I purchased the Maple from the same reputable online vendor from whom I acquired silver many times.&nbsp; Jokingly, I have exaggerated the thickness of the coin.&nbsp; Sorry for the fuss.&nbsp; I am used to buying 41 mm ASEs, so my initial reaction when I opened the package was a little disappointing.&nbsp; But, as I mentioned, I purchased the 1/10 oz Maple as an investment, not for my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of curiosity, I looked up the densities of silver and gold.&nbsp; The density of gold (19.30 grams per cubic centimeters) is almost twice that of silver (10.49 grams per cubic centimeters).&nbsp; Both metals are very dense considering the density of iron is 7.87 g/cc.&nbsp; Some other metal densities:</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper 8.96 g/cc</p><p>Palladium 12.02 g/cc</p><p>Platinum 21.45 g/cc</p><p>Rhodium 12.41 g/cc</p><p>Tungsten 19.25 g/cc</p><p>Lithium 0.534 g/cc (the lightest metal on the periodic table)</p><p>Osmium 22.59 g/cc (the densest metal on the periodic table)</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the density of tungsten, it is very easy to understand why tungsten is used to produce counterfeit gold bars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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