Need Help identifying silver nuggets please

brewman12oz · 06-30-2013, 08:32 PM

Hello All!

I found some old lab equipment left from my grand dad, and found small jars with various metals and powders in them. I found one that I was almost sure was silver, and would like your help identifying, and if it is .999 grade or not. It weighed in at 64 grams. thanks!

**PMBug** · 07-01-2013, 10:26 AM

I don't think anyone is going to be able to tell you from a photograph. I would suggest taking it to a local coin dealer or jewelry shop to have it tested/appraised.

marper · 07-01-2013, 04:13 PM

You can buy a silver test kit on ebay for $10. Photographs wont do it.

DCFusor · 07-01-2013, 07:32 PM

You can fairly easily find out if there's silver in there by a variety of means - mostly chemical or melt-point - but it gets really hard to determine the "fineness" and that'll cost you more than the value of it if all you have are a couple ounces. Unless it's "white gold" or something...even then, a couple ounces just won't pay for the (real, quality you can believe in) tests. You might be best off trading it for something known to be a given purity at a coin or bullion dealer, or taking "cash for gold" under spot just to get value out of it you can then buy a sure real-thing with.
Not that I'd trust those guys - even if what you have is "white gold" they're sure to pay for it as "polluted silver".

ancona · 07-02-2013, 07:55 AM

Schneider labs will test by atomic absorption using flame spectroscopy for about forty five bucks. You can go on-line, fill out a chain of custody and simply mail it in.

BTW, you only need to send a couple of grams.

*goldensilveronline* · 04-14-2014, 02:56 PM

No-one can suggest by a picture i would suggest to go through a local dealer or buy a silver check toolkit

06-30-2013, 08:32 PM	#1
brewman12oz n00b Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1 Liked: 0 times	Need Help identifying silver nuggets please Hello All! I found some old lab equipment left from my grand dad, and found small jars with various metals and powders in them. I found one that I was almost sure was silver, and would like your help identifying, and if it is .999 grade or not. It weighed in at 64 grams. thanks!

07-01-2013, 10:26 AM	#2
PMBug Golden Cockroach Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: In Scrooge McDuck's vault Posts: 7,017 Liked: 2444 times	I don't think anyone is going to be able to tell you from a photograph. I would suggest taking it to a local coin dealer or jewelry shop to have it tested/appraised. __________________ The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu Important stuff: PMBug 101 * Forum Guidelines * Support PMBug

07-02-2013, 07:55 AM	#5
ancona Yellow Jacket Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Waaay south Posts: 3,370 Liked: 2046 times	Schneider labs will test by atomic absorption using flame spectroscopy for about forty five bucks. You can go on-line, fill out a chain of custody and simply mail it in. BTW, you only need to send a couple of grams. PMBug likes this. __________________ All things being equal, the simplest answer is quite often the correct answer - Occam Last edited by ancona; 07-02-2013 at 01:07 PM.

04-14-2014, 02:56 PM	#6
goldensilveronline Banned Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 9 Liked: 0 times	No-one can suggest by a picture i would suggest to go through a local dealer or buy a silver check toolkit Last edited by goldensilveronline; 04-14-2014 at 03:01 PM.

07-01-2013, 04:13 PM	#3
marper Mote in the Fed's eye Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 19 Liked: 2 times	You can buy a silver test kit on ebay for $10. Photographs wont do it.

07-01-2013, 07:32 PM	#4
DCFusor Yellow Jacket Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Floyd, Virginia Posts: 1,682 Liked: 1233 times	You can fairly easily find out if there's silver in there by a variety of means - mostly chemical or melt-point - but it gets really hard to determine the "fineness" and that'll cost you more than the value of it if all you have are a couple ounces. Unless it's "white gold" or something...even then, a couple ounces just won't pay for the (real, quality you can believe in) tests. You might be best off trading it for something known to be a given purity at a coin or bullion dealer, or taking "cash for gold" under spot just to get value out of it you can then buy a sure real-thing with. Not that I'd trust those guys - even if what you have is "white gold" they're sure to pay for it as "polluted silver".