Silver Rolls?

Silver is the most reflective element and this is a quick and dirty silver test.

 

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So it would show through brighter? Or just make a mark in the paper like cleaning silver jewelry? Sorry just trying to understand! Seems like a great test.

 

@Kentucky is dead on the mark… I didn’t believe it either and had to experiment myself. You absolutely can distinguish silver from other coin compositions under a single ply piece of tissue…… The set I took a photo of is at my office and I hope to not see that place until Monday, but I will absolutely lay a piece of tissue over the row and take a photo.

 

I look forward to seeing it!

 

That would be awesome thank you!

 

@Traci. Here is a sliver Kennedy half and a non silver Kennedy under a 1 ply piece of tissue. Silver on the left.

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I think the "silver state quarters" you see are referring to Nevada State Quarters. You would not find a whole roll of "silver" quarters in a Machine rolled roll from a bank. I do have a roll of IOWA Silver Proofs, but it is in a tube and bought from somebody that put it together from busting up mint sets. Any silver statehood quarter would have an S mint mark. Only Quarters 1964 and before would carry a P or D mint mark and be silver.

 

I have to ask, single ply tissue? Like a tissue that I'd use to dab my tears with? Or a piece of crepe paper?

 

What kind of paper is that? Doesn't look like a kleenex, lol.

 

Like the cheap toilet paper you had to buy during the great toilet paper crisis of 2020! LOL
That's where mine came from !

 

Hard on the Butt, but I'm set for life for silver detecting!

 

Single ply Scott toilet tissue?!

 

Oh wow! That is an amazing difference! Thank you for posting this! What a great way of telling the difference if you’re not sure. I have some silver ingots I can try it with myself compared to non silver quarters. Thank you!!!

 

And you shine a bright light on it?

 

Nope. Easy to see in normal lighting.


and YES! scott single ply TP

 

This is an incredible revelation. I am very excited to try this. Thank you so much

 

silver content has a lot to do with how well this works. Top row is all non silver. Bottom row is 90% quarter. War nickel 30% Kennedy 40% and far right Kennedy 90%. All under just my regular dining room light. The higher the silver content the more obvious it will be.

 

Sometimes you read something on CoinTalk and it's very interesting but kind of hard to remember (like the term Blakesley Effect). But sometimes you read or see something just once on CoinTalk, and it's impossible to forget - like the one-ply tissue trick mentioned (and shown). Thanks for the show-and-tell! Unforgettable.

 

What about distinguishing between silver plated and solid silver?

 

I would guess since it's a surface phenomenon, 100% plating would show up the same as 100% solid silver.