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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3638300, member: 27832"]The top one's definitely clad. The bottom one is either clad, or toned on the edge; it looks like a 40% coin, but in those years it would've been solid 90% silver, and should have an edge the same color as the rest of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>You <i>could</i> try putting a paper clip or something (that weighs a fraction of a gram) on the scale, then weighing each one again. If they still show the same weight, that increases the likelihood that they're the same composition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3638300, member: 27832"]The top one's definitely clad. The bottom one is either clad, or toned on the edge; it looks like a 40% coin, but in those years it would've been solid 90% silver, and should have an edge the same color as the rest of the coin. You [I]could[/I] try putting a paper clip or something (that weighs a fraction of a gram) on the scale, then weighing each one again. If they still show the same weight, that increases the likelihood that they're the same composition.[/QUOTE]
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