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Any coin experts here?

Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:33 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:33 pm
If you didn’t see, I bought a large collection of military stuff today, including 85 “Challenge Coins”. Four of those are .999 1 oz pure silver. There is one more coin the is in same box as the others, but it’s not mark silver. It weighs the exact same as the others, etc.

Is this pure silver?


Pure silver Korean War coin



Silver? Not marked WWII coin

Posted by Paul Allen
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:34 pm to
Bitcoin
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:34 pm to
I think those came in McDonald’s happy meals in the 90s
Posted by chinhoyang
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:35 pm to
The silver content may be marked in very fine print on the side of the coin
Posted by CobraCommander83
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:36 pm to
Those Dave and Buster tokens have gotten fancy
Posted by shutterspeed
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:38 pm to
Those aren’t worth the silver their printed on.
Posted by saturday
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:41 pm to
It is not pure silver. Trust me, I'm currently staying at a holiday inn express.
Posted by Noryev
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:12 am to
Put a magnet to the coin. Silver is ferromagnetic and will not be attracted to the magnet.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:17 am to
Try posting on Reddit and you’ll likely get some legit replies from people who would know.
Posted by Eightballjacket
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:19 am to
quote:

Try posting on Reddit and you’ll likely get some legit replies from people who would know.

As opposed to?
Posted by Obtuse1
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:21 am to
quote:

Silver is ferromagnetic and will not be attracted to the magnet.


That wouldn't rule out silver-plated brass.
Posted by LSU6262
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:21 am to
quote:

As opposed to?


Legit replies from people who don't know
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:52 am to
Posted by GreenRockTiger
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:00 am to
quote:

Any coin experts here?


Nope
Posted by Z Cavaricci
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:14 am to
Posted by TigerOnTheMountain
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:18 am to
Doge boomer. Get with the times.
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:28 am to
Doge is complete garbage.
Posted by LSUAngelHere1
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:33 am to
But it’s made me a small fortune the past few months
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 2:08 am to
As long as you don't get left holding the bag. A coin with infinite supply is absurd though.
This post was edited on 4/24/21 at 2:09 am
Posted by BobABooey
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Posted on 4/24/21 at 6:02 am to
Those are silver. Barring any additional value from a collector’s standpoint, you could buy those for approximately $42-$45 dollars today.

Go check the spot price for silver and call around to some pawn shops or gold/jewelry exchanges to see what they’re willing to pay per ounce and go to the highest bidder. Tell them you have some silver eagles. Fast money.
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