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fb101
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USA
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 Posted - 01/18/2009 : 08:33:19
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I found a 1954 one shilling coin. Elizabeth II on the obverse, shield on the reverse. I'm trying to figure out if this is silver or not.
Not magnetic.
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AGgressive Metal
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USA
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Posted - 01/18/2009 : 11:00:44
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| 1947 was the last year that silver was in common circulating coins in Great Britain, so no. Anything with Elizabeth on it is not silver, unless of course it is some kind of proof or bullion, etc. |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 15:02:26
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You either have KM# 904 (English arms shield - looks like 3 lions stretched out horizontally) or KM# 905 (Scottish arms - one lion standing upright, viewed from side profile).
Both are copper-nickel, and worth about 15 cents in VF, 25 cents in XF for KM# 905, 50 cents in XF for KM# 904 |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 16:44:13
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Of course you could attempt to melt it down with a torch. If it melts easily, it may be Silver. Of course Lead, Tin, Zinc, etc all melt easily too. 
Pays to ask here though. Note you did get a real answer. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 17:31:29
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| It's a KM# 905. Thanks for the info! |
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