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Wait, silver buffalo that says "German Silver" on the back?

tneigtneig Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
This, an ASE, and two morgans were on sale at the local Auction.

The silver buffalo said, German Silver, on the back. Felt like 1oz for the second I got to pick it up and drop it,
and I didn't notice a .999 right off. WTF?
Do you think this meant, made in Germany w German .999 silver, or the fake German silver?

(btw, The silver and old beat up worn 1992 ASE went for $31 each, which shows poor state of the customer base knowledge.
The basic, to almost culled Morgans did about the same. One was an O but still a crazy price for nearly cull quality coins.
So the first thing I did was ask if I could sell some there.)
COA

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  • German Silver = Brass...

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
    German silver is not silver. It's a nickname.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,151 ✭✭✭✭✭
    German Silver is a common name for an allow of copper, nickel and zinc. Also called nickel-brass.

    The Feuchtwanger cent token is essentially German Silver, though he added certain trace elements and then patented the result.

    What you saw was a perfectly legal fraud.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nothing but a fake for the souvenir collectors...Cheers, RickO
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>German Silver is a common name for an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc >>



    Same holds true for: Nickel Silver and Tibetan Silver. NOT SILVER but alloys of non silver.
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