They have ways of testing the metals to make sure. You can even do it yourself at home if you want to buy a spectrometer or a specialized precious metal analyzer. The good ones will cost you some money, so it'll all depend on your pocket depth.
I wouldn't fully trust the magnet slide as they have been creating very good fakes as of late.
Whoever you are buying from, ask them if they have any guarantees of the metals they sell. If they are buying directly from the mint, you should be good, but you need to verify that as well.
They have ways of testing the metals to make sure. You can even do it yourself at home if you want to buy a spectrometer or a specialized precious metal analyzer. The good ones will cost you some money, so it'll all depend on your pocket depth.
If you're going for silver, you can cheaply test it with a magnet slide. This will show you what I mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLB2uMAMYM&feature=emb_title
I wouldn't fully trust the magnet slide as they have been creating very good fakes as of late.
Whoever you are buying from, ask them if they have any guarantees of the metals they sell. If they are buying directly from the mint, you should be good, but you need to verify that as well.
I watched that video. I had no idea that a magnet would do anything to silver coins.
Pretty cool right?
Very much so! I thought it would have to contain some iron to do that.
Alright, thanks.