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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 20221161, member: 2100&quot;]I would be surprised if stainless steel would corrode like that, not to mention the scratches give me the impression that the metal is relatively soft. If the coin had the same volume as a new Morgan dollar, then yes, the weight you measured would put the density very near the upper limit of the density range for stainless steels. I am going to make an assumption that with the &quot;wear&quot; and chipped rim, that the volume of your coin would be measurably less than that of a new Morgan dollar. This would bump the density value up a bit, probably going outside the normal range for stainless steels. Since I don&#039;t think you would hurt the value any, can you take a sharp knife and make a test cut to see how soft the metal is? Try to also make a cut in a piece of steel for comparison.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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