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Testing Silver - weight scales, magnets, u0026 specific gravity

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Don't usually get the exact same weight with the same bullion, uncirculated, coins
Comment from : @hagbard72

It is not gravity test, it is density test
Comment from : @pavelp8346

Your testing methods are terrible and saying "Whatever" doesn't help you or us much
Comment from : @msinclaire4857

Is this your real voice?
Comment from : @maxjames2470

PUT THE MAGNET CLOSER TO THE SCALE
Comment from : @morganhill1238

I find the magnet test to be not very useful, as the magnet behaves nearly identically on my silver rounds as it does my copper ones
Comment from : @bugoutbuds8744

Have you done the Ice Cube Test when in the kitchen ? Just need two Ice Cubes and a frying Pan Thank you for the video ! tjl
Comment from : @timlipinski2571

The density test doesn't prove anything Metals of different density can be easily mixed to produce a coin with density (specific gravity) equal to silver The magnet test is not specific to silver, either You are NOT TESTING DIAMAGNETISM! The effect on the magnets is caused by eddy currents, not diamagnetism The eddy currents occur whenever there is a magnetic field moving with respect to a conductor So you are actually testing conductivity, not diamagnetism Silver is very conductive, so this is still helpful, but not conclusive
Comment from : @bkm83442

now days it matters less the a holes in china have figured out ways to fool everything some people even think they have figured out how to man make silver I kinda believe it as I have seen some freaky stuff when tested also in recent studies people have woundered how china has hit the market with so much silver that they can account for wear its from
Comment from : @vorkev1

in my opinion this is the only test you should trust , acid only tells you how well the plating is , the ping test is not good at all and it dings up the metal witch is a great excuse for places to reduce the price they will pay you , even though there is no numismatic value the still have terms like cull and sub cull and they sell these at a lower premium meaning they buy them at lower prices
Comment from : @NOBOX7

im no genius but seems to me your doing the specific gravity test wrong , you need a string
Comment from : @NOBOX7

Hi do you know if a 925 silver bar(sterling silver) will has the neodymium magnet test? Will it behave like 0999 silver?
Comment from : @cadenngo9019

I recently read a paper that sed a study was pulled buy the us government and they found that using thear testing metheds they believe 99 of people who have 1000s of lbs of includeing dealers and graders have a average of at least 12 fake silver and or coins bars
Comment from : @vorkev1

Nice video, Here's mine: HOW TO FIND STERLING SILVER at The GOODWILL, AGAIN! DREW demonstrates how to test for "REAL" SilverbrbrThanks for sharing
Comment from : @CaliforniaPickin

Very handy videoI'm going a' testing now!
Comment from : @danldunham

Thanks for the video I googled, so can I test Sterling silver the same way? the SG of sterling silver is 102 to 103, is it correct?
Comment from : @tomw3739

I have two different cheapo scales that I picked up from ebay that came straight from china I don't think I paid more than 10 bucks for either When looking, make sure you get at least a 200g with 01 accuracy! Cheers!
Comment from : @upgrader99

What brand is your scale? Pretty affordable? I believe I have a similar one, if not the same brand, but it only has a capacity of 50 grams
Comment from : @TheInternetBlows

Great infos bro ! Maybe someone (i thing of doing this maybe) should make a video,with ALL testing methodsA clear video with complete testFrom visual,to SG etc etcAll combined This would be great in my opinion
Comment from : @stealthapache4120

I don't know about optical signs besides wear, but just look for silver plated dinnerwear vs sterling That's a good way to learn
Comment from : @upgrader99

Why don't they? Well, most people don't test for specific gravity - especially on numismatic coins that never touch air Also, lead would be VERY flexible and you'd probably be able to bend the coin with your hand Thus, your typical fake will be made of that "copperish nickel" alloy you can see in my fake 1 oz kookaburra video - I was a little upset that it failed the SG test, and took a metal file to it before making the video
Comment from : @upgrader99

So why the "bad guys" dont do that ? The perfect 1049 mixture and the perfect fake coin ?With the litle i know all fakes are silver plated and have copper inside, correct ?In conclusion are there perfect 1049 fake silver coins outhere ?
Comment from : @stealthapache4120

So, here's the "gist" SG of lead is 113 which is very close to silver's 1049 So to create a 1oz counterfeit would require finding a very light metal like magnesium (SG of 17) The end result would be a very obvious "not silver" result Unless of course they plated it /w silver This is why you can search for gold plated tungsten bars on youtube and have your jaw drop Since tungsten and gold are very similar in SG, it was an "easy" fake to perform
Comment from : @upgrader99

Many thanks for the info manI for sure would like to listen to a more detail and in depth analysis from you about that lead/zink subjectFor sure i want to understand itMake a video or mail me aboutI m very very interest about itNew in the silver community and have so many thinks to cover about fake silver coins Many thanks
Comment from : @stealthapache4120

So 311g is called a "troy ounce" Its different than your standard 283g "american" ounce Its def real I've done a lot of thought, and to pass the SG test for silver would require a TON of lead and just a tiny bit of zink That being said, it would be so easy to tell it was lead just by the properties So you can rule that out and while 10oz bars might be difficult to test, if you can - always do! Thanks for watching
Comment from : @upgrader99

Hello my friendA question plsI have a 2013 silver pandaIts give me 1050 specific weight,passes ok the magnet slide test,but the actual weight is 3099gramsWhats your opinion ? Thanks
Comment from : @stealthapache4120

Thanks for watching!
Comment from : @upgrader99