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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 53148, member: 669"]Welcome to the forum Novel Idea.I agree with Rick about what it is supposed to be, but unfortunately between its provenance, and its surface appearance, I'm convinced that it's a cast copy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Have you tried the "ring test"? .900 silver is called "coin silver", and is the alloy from which pre-1965 US dimes and up were made of. If the coin is genuine it should have a bell-like tone when dropped a few inches on a table. (The condition of that particular coin won't be harmed, but don't do it with an MS63+. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 53148, member: 669"]Welcome to the forum Novel Idea.I agree with Rick about what it is supposed to be, but unfortunately between its provenance, and its surface appearance, I'm convinced that it's a cast copy. :( Have you tried the "ring test"? .900 silver is called "coin silver", and is the alloy from which pre-1965 US dimes and up were made of. If the coin is genuine it should have a bell-like tone when dropped a few inches on a table. (The condition of that particular coin won't be harmed, but don't do it with an MS63+. ;) )[/QUOTE]
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