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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Are your Silver Genuine?

How offer are your questing whether your silver collections are genuine. Basically, the

easiest way out is to purchase them from reputation sellers. Other than that, there a few

easy steps in which you can use to check on the authentic of your silver assets.

1. The Ring test

a. Silver usually give a nice ringing sound when it is tapped on. Tapped and

comparing with a similar density genuine silver coin you should be hearing a

high – pitched, clear ringing tone from both coins. A questionable silver, you

would likely be hearing a dull thump sound.  There a risk of using this

method, as fine silver are normal soft and during the testing process you

might ding or damage the coin.

2. The magnet test

a. A strong, rare-earth magnet called a Neodymium magnet is usually used for

this testing, in which is easily purchasable in local bullion store or Ebay for

less than $10.  Since Silver is not magnetic, placing the magnet on the silver

coin or bar, it should not easily stick to it.  And if it does, the piece has a

ferromagnetic core and it is not silver.

b. Sliding test with magnet at a 45 degree angle face of a bar/coin. Normally, it

should be sliding down very slowly, if it sticks or slides very quickly, it not

silver. However, there a few other metals that magnet don’t stick on doesn’t

mean it is silver.

3. The Coin Trust App.

Recently, I happened to come across this app. This App basically relies on ping/ring test.

The app compares the recorded sound of your coin with the pattern of a genuine one.

In this current moment, the app only allows to verify 1oz Krugerrand and 1oz silver Maple

Leaf. This might be a pay App in time to come.

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Fatman dollar YSK

year 1914. nice detail. long awaiting to own one of these pcs. Finally!!! It doesn't come cheap.






Monday 20 April 2015

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Mexico silver coin


Mexico Onza 1979 Silver Bullion Casa De Moneda “Peso”



Date: 1979
Mint Mark: Mo (Mexico City)
Mintage: 6,104,000
Country of origin: Mexico
Composition: 92.5% silver (presumably 7.5% copper)
Size: 41.7 mm diameter, 3.2 mm thick
Weight: 33.625 (1 oz ASW)
Other details: There are two varieties of the 1979 onza. The Type I is the most common, and it has a slightly higher placement for the word “Una” relative to the other design elements. The Type II has a lower placement and is slightly rarer. Since I don’t have others to compare to, I presume that this is the common Type I (it certainly seems to match all of those that I found pictures for on eBay).
The onza had a very irregular mintage history. It is fairly common from 1978, 1979, and 1980, but was first minted in 1949. When mintage was resumed in the 90′s, the pattern changed and the coin’s composition switched from sterling to 0.999. Those bullion pieces were minted as purely non-circulating coins.

1947/1948 Mexican Silver 5 Pesos (Cuauhtemoc)




1947 Mo5,110,000

1948 Mo26,740,000

Composition:Silver
Fineness:0.9000
Weight(g):30.0000g
Weight(Oz):0.96 Oz
Net Content:0.87 Oz (27.00g)
Bullion Value:$14.73
Diameter:40.00mm


Type:Mexican Silver 5 Pesos (Cuauhtemoc)
Origin:MexicoCat. Num.:KM# 465
Era / Ruler:United StatesFace Value:5 Pesos
Issued from:1947Issued until:1948
Alignment:CoinDesgr. / Engr.:
Subject:Cuauhtemoc
Obverse:National arms, eagle left
Reverse:Head with headdress left

This silver five peso coin was struck in Mexico only for two years 1947-1948. Cuauhtemoc was the last Aztec emperor, born 1495, died 1522. This handsome large silver crown typifies the coiners art at its best. Reverse depicts the Mexican coat of arms; an eagle sitting on a cactus holding a snake. Weight 30.5 grams, 40mm diameter, struck Mexico City Mint.