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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 108762, member: 669&quot;]If you don&#039;t have a catalog or other guide to tell you what a particular coin is struck in, you can make one test with a magnet - steel and pure nickle coins are magnetic, so if it&#039;s silvery in color, and the magnet doesn&#039;t grab it, it must be either silver, copper-nickle, or possibly zinc.&nbsp; (Aluminum is very distinctive, both in color and weight.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, the easiest test of white metal coins (which should <u>not</u> be used on MS or Proof coins) is the traditional &quot;ring&quot; test.&nbsp; Simply drop the coin a couple of inches onto a hard surface - glass is best - and if it makes a ringing sound it&#039;s silver, otherwise it&#039;s not. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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