If you know some thing has silver in it ,take a magnet and see how much it attracts. A ring with 40% silver will not support its own weight when attempting to pick it up with the magnet. If you can pick it up with a magnet then there is very little to no siver content. Same for necklaces. Also try to sell it to your local pawnbrokers! =] Or do a displacement test with a gold solution AND a copper solution.
The coin is 90% silver & 10% copper.
Morgan and Peace dollars all had the same content - 90% silver, 10% copper. An unworn one weighs about 26.7 gm so it contains around 24 gm of pure silver. Of course a worn one will have less metal.
It's a privately made bullion piece sold for its metal content and not for spending. The $1 denomination is artificial. The price of silver changes every day so you'll need to check the financial section of a newspaper or Google SPOT PRICE SILVER for current values.
The silver content of a 1 oz Silver Chinese Panda is...1 oz of silver.
there metal content or the stamp from which they were made one of the two
Sterling silver is an alloy, meaning it is made up of more that one metal. Typically, it contains 92.5% pure silver and a 7.5% content of other metals. These other metals vary, but copper is a very common additive.
About $17. It's a bullion coin sold for its precious metal content rather than for spending. The $1 denomination is artificial.
This is a bullion piece containing 1 oz of silver and is sold for its metal content. It does not circulate; the denomination is an artificial one. As such it's worth about $15 based on the price of silver at the moment.
Uh, the "man" is Miss Liberty. Your coin is a 1 oz silver bullion piece sold for its metal content and not for spending. Its value will change every day and is slightly above the price of one ounce of silver. You can check the business section of a newspaper or a site such as kitco.com for current values.
One way to tell the difference between silver and silverplate is to look for a hallmark or stamp that indicates the metal content. Silver will typically be marked with a number such as "925" or "Sterling," indicating that it is real silver, while silverplate will often be marked with terms like "EPNS" (Electro Plated Nickel Silver) or "A1." Additionally, silverplate will generally have a layer of another metal, such as nickel or copper, underneath the thin silver coating.
none,,,,,l say that metal is just metal and siver is just silver... you know what you should do with the metal and silver is....... turn them into braces, cuz you might need them one day!
Coins are struck or minted using solid metal blanks sent through a coin press. Statues are cast using a mould and molten metal.In any case your coin is a bullion piece sold for its silver content and not for spending. Its value depends on the price of 1 oz. of silver, which changes daily. Check the business section of a newspaper or Google "silver spot price" (without the " marks, of course).