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Find a local coin shop. Buy it in person. With cash.
Nobody needs to know what you’re holding.
How do I know that the Silver I'm buying is real?
And Texas Precious metals! It’s TEXAS!
You can literally have it tested at a local coin shop OR test it yourself. Its not that difficult. I've tested my own multiple times.
I test mostly by sound, the Pocket Pinger is nice for that. I think they even offer a fake coin to test against if you don't know what silver should sound like.
Test kits are super cheap and easy to use - they also give good idea of the amount of silver item contains (nearly all silver is actually an alloy that is mostly made of silver).
https://www.amazon.com/silver-test-kit/s?k=silver+test+kit
Magnet test should be first thing to do - rules out anything made with iron/steel
Look for stamp mark in silver (non-coin) to indicate purity - stamps that start with "EP" mean silver plated, not solid silver
You can buy a machine that tests the purity by sending electric signals thru it. Different materials have different signatures.