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I would like to have seen the discoloration to the coins or what damage is done by the acid. It would be nice to see what it looks like after. Thanks for a great vid!

I would definitely do another test to make sure, as far as the fumes -i actually did the testing outside so I really didnt notice it too much. Thanks for watching and commenting.

The Walking Liberty half Dollars (as featured in the video) are 12.5 Grams of 90% Silver, the Franklin Half Dollars and the 1964 Kennedy Half all have the same weight and Silver content -Thanks for watching!

exactly, this test is for suspicious "Junk" silver only -thanks for watching.

the quickest and easiest way to check sliver content is to drop the coin on a hard surface. silver has a beautiful ring to it. sandwich coins are very dull sounding, fakes will likely sound dull too, or at least have a different ring different kind of ring than the sound of real silver. it's why the Christmas song of that name is about silver bells...they ring beautifully. it truly is a precious metal... i never checked the 40% halves to see what they sounded like.

Thanks this was helpful. I've been collecting now for about 15 years. When I have a coin of uncertainty, not MS or PF, I place it in pure ammonia overnight. If the ammonia is blue next day it is silver. Added bonus it removes a lot of the dark toning, just rinse and pat dry.

@onlythewise1 it's only getting worse unfortunately -thanks for watching!

I wish you would have wiped the acid off the coins to show the damage it does to the coin?

next video is "Don't Buy Fake Silver Tester" dun dun dunnn

@torkjoy1 theres a dull little spot remaining, one viewer suggested testing on the rim of the coin or Bullion piece -I did it on the face of the coin for video puposes -thanks for watching and commenting!

@MaxZagar yes, but ive found the acid will eat through the thin plating pretty quickly and expose the metal below it.

I am so grateful to you for making this video. I was not feeling all that confident about a few pieces of silver I had purchased and tried the test in your video. I am really pleased to find out that I did not get ripped off. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

the testing solution will actually go through thin silver electroplate pretty quickly and give a good test result.

it may have a significant amount of silver but possibly some ferrous alloys as well. usually I let a small amount of the acid sit on the Silver plated test item for about 15 to 20 seconds, this gives the acid time to burn through the plating and give you a good result.

@100silverpizza I used the stack magnet to see if there was any steel or Iron content, I have not had definitive results using neodine or rare earth magnets, 40% silver does test as having silver content (it's a dark greenish brown, unlike reddish brown for pure silver) -thanks for watching.

It would have been nice to see you wipe the coins off afterwards to see what you mean as it greatly devalues the coins. I'm kind of left wondering if it greatly stains the silver coin, or to what extent you meant by that. I like the tip though.

Anyone notice the GIANT rim on the fake Morgan?

thanks for watching, I know what you mean about the counterfeiting probs. with China, I get nervous even buying Pandas from a reputable source!

That's fabulous information your helping buyers with. Thanks. What type of testing do you recommend when one orders a monster box of silver rounds when they are told that once opened you probably won't get as much on re-sell.

I would have liked to have seen the damage at the end.

Great video man thumbs up would love it if you had washed it off at very end to show damage done but still great vid :)

Thanks for the video. I recently bought a bunch of Silver American Eagles and I'm worried that they are good fakes. My magnet doesn't stick but it's slightly (very slightly) sticky on the coins. My question is...will this fluid work if the coin is silver plated and mostly silver? Thanks for your advice.

the weight is very close to the real thing, the counterfeiters were smart enough to produce a coin with "wear", this alters the weight and mutes the details to interfere with authentication. if it's any consolation I havent seen common date silver dimes faked yet -not enough monetary encentive....yet. thanks for watching.

So are the fakes in circulation, going through banks, or are they only in the collecting community? Do banks test coins to see if they are OK or fake? Thank you

How will I know I have the real bottle of acid,if I have to order it online? Is there something I can buy online to test the bottle to see if it's a fake? :)

@allison481959 as stated in the video, this is a quick test on "Junk Silver" only, these are bags of U.S. coins valued primarily for their Silver content ONLY. with the massive influx of Chinese fake silver coins, many of these fakes are turning up in "Junk Silver" bags...this is simply a quick and easy test you can perform on any suspicious coins, this test is NEVER to be performed on ANY coins with Numismatic (collector) Value, and the "magnet test" isnt conclusive at all -thanks for watching

@conflatedsensations Thanks for Watching!

"Only try this with coins that have no value. Or coins that are scrap" lol

This makes little sense to me. If the test will destroy a good coin, why would you even try it?

@GrizzlyGroundswell Thanks for watching!

Hey Man, yo have a great camera....What kind of camera do you use if u dont mind me asking?

This is basic colors: Blue = Fake Red = Real Purple = Both

Would this test work if a piece is silver plated?

What brands of acid did you use here? What other equipment is necessary to be able to determine the quality of silver? Also, what's the ratio of the two acids you've used in the video? Thank you.

HEY MAN, Good vid. A coin I have had an immediate bubbling reaction with silver testing acid and also turned turquoise, can I assume it is not real silver then? Also, you didn't mention fume safety, does it not bother you or because they are only droplets of nitric acid it doesn't do that much harm if you are inhaling in a room, I mean of course providing that you don't sniff up close? thanks

yeah... why didn't you wipe off the acid so we could see the after affects. would have been better, but still a good vid.

You consider a morgan silver scrap? man.

I had heard of the acid test---thanks for illustrating it. Right now I only buy from dealers I trust. Would you ask to test a coin if you were buying from someone unknown at a coin show, for example, or at a pawn shop?

Thanks for the tip. How should one clean up?

1883 morgan dollar? goodbye $100

2:26 Then how are people supposto test if they got REAL silver or not if they buy from a Reputable dealer online. I'd certainly wanna know if what I'm buying is real...

Where can I buy a bottle of Silver Testing Solution?

Yes, you would prbably have to etch it -although I have tried it on silver plate, I just let the acid sit a little longer and it started turning green.

The coin price is worth more then the silver, now its not worth anything but silver price because you put acid on it. The weight should be 26.73 grams, or you could use a magnet instead.

IF you arent supposed to put it on valuable coins how do you know if the coins you have are valuable??????

Pretty nice info. any way to non destructive test? Like for valuable collectibles.?

This may be a dumb question but do you think this would work with ore material that you suspect to be silver?

so the 1883 morgan dollar doesn't have any value? I have heard that a morgan dollar always has some value

Where did you get the fake coins from ?

how much should these silver coins weigh? silver dime/ quarter/ half dollar? would that be a good way to check it?

Thanks for the video,,i figured the morgan that you tested was fake,,any way did you weigh the fake morgan before the test to see what the weight was?

great to know, thanks for sharing the info :)

Ok, scientist here. This doesn't destroy the coin, it only destroys the collector's value of the coin. The acid etches into the metal (the longer you leave the solution on the coin, the more it will etch), so this will eat a very small portion of the silver, but it is on the order of one milligram (1/1000 gram). The reason for the color change - you are testing for the presence of copper or nickel. This will not work if you suspect that a silver bar has been adulterated with tungsten rods, the only way to test for that is to saw it open. This only tests for a copper content in the *outer layer* of the coin. When the nitric acid component of the solution contacts copper it turns blue. Nickel plated coins will also turn green/blue. However, if the coin is a copper alloy *plated with silver*, the solution may indicate falsely that the coin is silver when in fact it is just the outer layer.

Very informative. I buy all my silver from a reputable dealer but I will try this just for the peace of mind

Just curious, did you end up with the fake Morgan from a roll or was it purchased individually and looked convincing? If someone is buying one, when are they most likey to end up with a fake?

half dollor if its befor 1965 90% silver

Nobody copies coins with no value. This test is useless if it can't be done without destroying the value.

So on a sterling chain I'd have to scratch first to test if its plated?

I have a cuestión if you get a brasclet that it’s silver 925 and the magnet sticks to it what will you think ?

I would like to buy that 1883 real coin.... that was the year my dad was born.....

Yea I'm gonna walk into a coin shop and the owner surely will let me test silver coins in his inventory with acid. Oooookay !

@TheAppreciative1 thanks, it's a Samsung flash memory camcorder -uses an SD card.

Glad to hear it! I have several who have had a long tough life and are emaciated.

I read this as "Don't buy fake acid - easy silver test" and I was really disappointed

did you run a mile before doing this video? holy fk

@trentable nope, works good on silver plate also -just takes a few seconds longer to turn green.

QUESTION: If you use 18 k gold acid the silver turns greenish blue also, correct?

@bobmetelsky another point, you never want to "abraid" or "rub" the edge of a valuable coin on any testing stone or test surface, THIS WILL REDUCE OR DESTROY the value of a collectible Coin, the rim of a coin is inspected carefully as part of the numismatic Grading process any rubs or abrasions will relegate the coin to the "Damaged" category. if you are unsure about the authenticity of a Rare coin, take it to a PROFESSIONAL for evaluation.

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What does the green color indicate aside from it not being silver? Is the metal typically nickel or some sort of cupro-nickel alloy?

Thanks for the information, will come in handy!

a real silver coin will ring when u tap them together

Hey, could I use it on other metals like gold alloys or copper alloys? And keep the (changed) colors of the metals stabile? Also can the coin be touched when washed with water? Thanks in advance, greets.

@MzProgressive thanks for watching MZ!

Nothing to fear my friend, im a big Wimp- thanks for watching.

I was about to order a bottle but I notice the shelf life is 8 to 10 months. And do you think it would sit well with the seller of you use the acid test on a maybe I'll buy it deal.

@greggh true, it's just a little harder to get the reults on video that way ;-) thanks for watching!

Hi pal, I have a doubt, is conclusive the magnetic test, the sound test?, or is pretty necessary the chemical test???

@Mr2wings there is a slight difference in sound , but I wouldnt want to base my decision on sound alone.

I have some replica Morgan's and they have a nice feel to them, so I'm wondering what metal they're made of..aluminum?

@MarkCox73 Thanks for watching!

@disclosurenow9 but do similar alloys act the same way?

Thank you, clear, concise and a community service. Thank you. I have subscribed and will follow your future posts with great interest. Again thank you.

@Silveready1 If i do this test on an american silver eagle coin will it devalue the coin? Also is there a coin company that you recommend buying gold and silver from?

@silverdollar3 I put the acid drop on the front for the video, the coin is pretty much scrap, it was cleaned with steel wool and has a big rim ding - normally I can just test the edge of the coin with a very small drop.

Great job. much better than other videos I've been watching. Glad I found this site.

list some places to buy please? And secondly, how do you test it without destroying it as you said? you stated that valuable coins will be degraded? well how do u know if its valuable or not if u dont test it?

@svenp yes (unfortunately) the weights were very close.

Were the weights of the fakes correct? Can weight be used to spot them?

If you wipe out those acid drops from the coin, how does the impacted section looks afterwards? I want to to the same tests but I would like to know how awful my coin is going to look afterwards. Thanks!

Thank you!

when you get done using the acid on the coin and rinsed/wipe off the coin... was there some weird spots on the coin where you put the acid???

how would u recommend check silver bullions

What does the coin look like after you rub the acid off?

@TheCristo68 but, unless the coin is magnetized -how would a rare earth magnet repel it?

Nice video, but one ? I still have is once the acid is wiped away, what does the fake/real silver look like at the tested area?

Very helpful, thanks. Do you know if all real silver coins are supposed to ping? I bought some silver britannias and they do not ping at all. They passed the neodymium magnet slide test.

I have a silver Navajo Bracelet i tested and it turned like a purple color is that still sterling silver??

If you have a coin that's half silver and half other metal, will the result still be the same or will it show a colour somewhere in the middle ?