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JTMCJTMC Posts: 253
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i picked up 2 10 oz bars a few months ago at a local coin show. they are poured bars and have the name " AMERICA MINT " on them with a serial number and .999 stamped into them.

Has anyone ever heard of this mint?

i am hoping that they really are silver and not plated lead.
i was thinking of getting a test kit but i figured i would ask here first

i just edited the spelling of the brand name on the bar it wasnt amerika its america mint
and i wear glasses.

any info would be gretly appreciated

thanks
john

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not I.
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    No.......and even a google search doesn't help.
    Becky
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    An Ebay search yielded nothing also.
    Becky
  • JTMCJTMC Posts: 253

    becky
    thanks for your efforts.

    i guess i should have asked the dealer a few questions before buying them. this coin show was one that is only done once a year on long island
    and i have always had good dealings with the dealers there so i didnt have any bad vibes about this dealer.
    now i guess i will have to buy a test kit to make sure they are actually silver.

    any thoughts on where to get a test kit?

    thanks
    john
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭


    << <i>becky
    thanks for your efforts.

    i guess i should have asked the dealer a few questions before buying them. this coin show was one that is only done once a year on long island
    and i have always had good dealings with the dealers there so i didnt have any bad vibes about this dealer.
    now i guess i will have to buy a test kit to make sure they are actually silver.

    any thoughts on where to get a test kit?

    thanks
    john >>



    Was that the Massapequa Coin Club coin show?
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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>becky
    thanks for your efforts.

    i guess i should have asked the dealer a few questions before buying them. this coin show was one that is only done once a year on long island
    and i have always had good dealings with the dealers there so i didnt have any bad vibes about this dealer.
    now i guess i will have to buy a test kit to make sure they are actually silver.

    any thoughts on where to get a test kit?

    thanks
    john >>





    Test kit? If they are simply silver plated, then a deep scratch would work well. Cutting a bar in 2 is even better. Im not exactly sure what type of "test kit" will check to see if these are solid silver without doing SOME type of physical damage to them first.
  • JTMCJTMC Posts: 253
    steve
    yes. and its a really good one. too bad its only once a year. it was packed when i went and i guess i got caught up in the silver frenzy.


    john
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Specific gravity would do just fine without damaging the bar. Do a google search.

    bob
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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>Specific gravity would do just fine without damaging the bar. Do a google search.

    bob >>




    SG can be almost perfectly matched with an alloy of lead and tin.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,118 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Specific gravity would do just fine without damaging the bar. Do a google search.

    bob >>




    SG can be almost perfectly matched with an alloy of lead and tin. >>



    True, but I have never seen or heard of it being done.

    As for cutting it in half, it were the lead and tin alloy all the way through, could you tell by the color of a fresh cut? I don't know. And, you would have made the bar unsellable.

    There was a good thread on here with pictures of how to do an S.G. on a larger item, but I think the pictures went away.

    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,118 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>i picked up 2 10 oz bars a few months ago at a local coin show. they are poured bars and have the name " AMERIKA MINT " on them with a serial number and .999 stamped into them.

    Has anyone ever heard of this mint?

    i am hoping that they really are silver and not plated lead.
    i was thinking of getting a test kit but i figured i would ask here first

    any info would be gretly appreciated

    thanks
    john >>



    There is no good chemical test kit for silver, as there is for gold.

    Your best protection is to buy known products from somebody you know. Buying weird stuff from strangers is not the road to peace of mind and happiness.

    MOO

    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can we get a pic of this bar?

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  • JTMCJTMC Posts: 253

    perryhall

    i will try to post a pic .

    i tried the old tap with a hammer trick on the 10 oz bar and it has a high pitch thud. then i did it on a silver eagle and that had the high pitch ring.


    john
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭


    << <i>steve
    yes. and its a really good one. too bad its only once a year. it was packed when i went and i guess i got caught up in the silver frenzy.


    john >>



    Do you remember the dealer's name?

    P.S. Thanks, I was the show coordinator.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you for correcting the spelling in your OP from "AMERIKA MINT" to "AMERICA MINT." Might make it easier to find online.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,118 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thank you for correcting the spelling in your OP from "AMERIKA MINT" to "AMERICA MINT." Might make it easier to find online. >>



    Edited to add: no quick and easy find on Google. Looks like a 1980 private job.
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    that 999 does not appear to be a serial number ... but stands for .999 fine silver.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>that 999 does not appear to be a serial number ... but stands for .999 fine silver. >>




    The serial number is below the .999 fine......right where it says "serial". image
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>that 999 does not appear to be a serial number ... but stands for .999 fine silver. >>




    The serial number is below the .999 fine......right where it says "serial". image >>



    oops...my magnifiers are on the blink..didn't see the "fine print."image
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • JTMCJTMC Posts: 253


    sorry about the small pic. i had to reduce it to post it on here.


    john
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