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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 201854, member: 25"]The only non invasive test that is available apart from specific gravity is the XRF scanner, given the cost of these it is unlikely smaller business would have one. A major refiner or scrap yard might but they'd possibly not want to mess around with testing oddments for non customers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The wear looks normal and it is not a valuable coin, so I'd just assume it is right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Drop it on wood and see if it sounds like silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 201854, member: 25"]The only non invasive test that is available apart from specific gravity is the XRF scanner, given the cost of these it is unlikely smaller business would have one. A major refiner or scrap yard might but they'd possibly not want to mess around with testing oddments for non customers. The wear looks normal and it is not a valuable coin, so I'd just assume it is right. Drop it on wood and see if it sounds like silver.[/QUOTE]
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