perhaps the most retarded idea I've ever had

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Got mine. Can't clink them together, though, because I can't get the plastic covers off. I'll just have to use some of my old silver dollars and imagine.
 

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SaidNoOneEver said:
I have a box of capsules this size so I'll throw in a few of them too! The coins weren't damaged at all in shipping. The included caps aren't the standard Airtites so it might be worth hanging on to the scxratched/chipped original cap for full collectible value. Always wear gloves when handling the raw coins, preferably non-powdered latex.

It's a standard 40mm coin so H4 size Airtites are what you want (they'll still rattle a bit in a direct-fit capsule, see further down below these links):

H4 Direct-fit (no foam ring):

40mm w/ black inner ring:


I haven't seen the specs for these anywhere so I pulled out the scale and calipers and carefully checked two of my six at random (OK, three of them technically belong to someone else). The tolerances are better than the US Mint's allowed deviation for American Silver Eagles (but two is a small sample size). Both were =/-0.01 of each other in each measurement..

Kiwi Farms 1oz Silver Coin (2021)
Weight: 31.16g
Width: 40.18mm
Thickness: 2.55mm

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I plugged those KFCoin dimensions into a cylinder volume calculator and I'm worried something might be wrong. Won't know for 100% sure until it can be tested on an XRF (too lazy to do water displacement for better volume measurement) but the KFCoin does not appear to be .9999 Ag. My guess is if these are silver they're ~90%?

For comparison a proof American Silver Eagle is supposed to be .9993 Ag, weigh 31.103g, be 40.6mm wide and 2.98mm thick which makes the (less-than-accurate-for-testing-PM's) cylinder volume 3.756 cubic cm. The KFCoin cylinder volume is 3.2333 cubic cm using the same cylinder calculator. My guess is the blanks were 90% silver but won't know for sure until someone does a water displacement test or better yet finds a shop with a $25k XRF gun and hits it with that. This happens all the time with private mintings, especially first-time private mintings. Hopefully someone can prove me wrong but it doesn't really matter that much though, nobody is buying these for melt value. I might try to video a ping test comparison between the KFCoin and an ASE tomorrow unless somebody beats me to it.

Did somebody say autism? I heard that.
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The autism strikes again!

I've never tried a ping test before so I pulled out an ASE, Canadian Maple Leaf, Australian Kangaroo, the KFCoin and a known fake chinesium proof ASE that I have for comparison purposes. No video because the ping test is less than worthless. The known fake ASE sounded best and rang the longest/loudest although at a much higher pitch. All four sounded different. They all had a different ring to them but none were a dull clank like a cheap fake.

I also put a magnet on it and the good news is that it's not even the slightest bit magnetic which is a sure tell for fakery.

Conclusion: Not a cheap fake. Possibly an expensive fake (which makes zero sense if you're gonna fake it). Likely silver but not .9999.
 
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I ordered one during the first order period which I received. I ordered a second when they went up for sale again. I was wondering if they all haven't shipped out yet. Is it legal to let null keep my payment. Then I say the send it to another user who didn't get one?
 
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The Repeated Meme said:
Damn. I should have received mine by now. Mine was probably sent to someone else.
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Less than half are sent. This is stated in the post featured.

The next batch are waiting to be sent. I'm waiting on the 3PL to tell me their damage.

The last batch aren't made. I'm going to adjust the order to cover the inventory loss.
 
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SaidNoOneEver said:
That's because they were shipped loose in the big envelope without any bubblewrap and were clanking against one another for the trip. Mine are the same. When I send the double-order back I'll include some bubblewrap for the next guy.
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Mine were in a bubble wrap envelope :thinking:
 
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Mine were in a bubble wrap envelope :thinking:
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Yes but not the coins themselves on the inside. Anyone who ordered more than one can expect damage as they strike against one another in the envelope.

NOTE: I'm not complaining although it might sound like it. I love these things. Null could've sold them in pewter for the same price and probably sold out.
 
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SaidNoOneEver said:
The autism strikes again!

I've never tried a ping test before so I pulled out an ASE, Canadian Maple Leaf, Australian Kangaroo, the KFCoin and a known fake chinesium proof ASE that I have for comparison purposes. No video because the ping test is less than worthless. The known fake ASE sounded best and rang the longest/loudest although at a much higher pitch. All four sounded different. They all had a different ring to them but none were a dull clank like a cheap fake.
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Did you use one of the phone app things that supposedly does something like measure the appropriate soundwaves?

Brahma said:
Sick Nazi silver. It's that hard to come by? It'd be nice to have a set from all belligerents in WW2 or something like that
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There are tons for sale on eBay.
(Unless you're in Germany. https://www.antiquestradegazette.co...oin-banned-from-ebay-due-to-nazi-like-symbol/)
 
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Yeshua Moon said:
Did you use one of the phone app things that supposedly does something like measure the appropriate soundwaves?


There are tons for sale on eBay.
(Unless you're in Germany. https://www.antiquestradegazette.co...oin-banned-from-ebay-due-to-nazi-like-symbol/)
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I wouldn't trust any phone app for that. I would've already had it analyzed by XRF if my regular shop still existed (Ida). Most reputable gold/coin/jewelry dealers have a non-destructive tester like that or at least a cheaper Sigma Metalytics machine that would do the job. Even bigger pawn shops have all that - it only takes getting burnt once by a fake to make those things worth it for dealers especially with all the very convincing fake shit flooding in from China. Most will be happy to test it for you if they aren't too busy, just takes about 10 secs. Just be cool and buy something for their trouble (maybe a replacement Airtite or two).
 
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SaidNoOneEver said:
I wouldn't trust any phone app for that. I would've already had it analyzed by XRF if my regular shop still existed (Ida). Most reputable gold/coin/jewelry dealers have a non-destructive tester like that or at least a cheaper Sigma Metalytics machine that would do the job. Even bigger pawn shops have all that - it only takes getting burnt once by a fake to make those things worth it for dealers especially with all the very convincing fake shit flooding in from China. Most will be happy to test it for you if they aren't too busy, just takes about 10 secs. Just be cool and buy something for their trouble (maybe a replacement Airtite or two).
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I agree with not trusting it, but I think they would identify your silver eagle as a fake.

I just tried the KFCoin using your measurements and got a "2/3 Good" rating. No idea what that means, my ASE's do get 3/3. I certainly don't care about exact purity either way, but now I'm curious so I hope someone has a $25k XRF machine lying around.

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Yeshua Moon said:
I agree with not trusting it, but I think they would identify your silver eagle as a fake.

I just tried the KFCoin using your measurements and got a "2/3 Good" rating. No idea what that means, my ASE's do get 3/3. I certainly don't care about exact purity either way, but now I'm curious so I hope someone has a $25k XRF machine lying around.

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I meant for measuring soundwaves from the ring the coin makes. Too many variables on how the coin is held, what its struck with, etc, for me to trust an app or even that kind of test itself. Maybe neat as a novelty but not to stake $$$ on. For quick measurements like you show that's basically just calculating the same thing I did long-hand up above with volume/density and is a good starting point.
 
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1440p Curved Monitor said:
Absolutely gorgeous Josh. There's two cracks on the side of the casing though. IDK shit about silver coins as this is my first one so does the crack matter?

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The plastic isn't actually part of the coin. It's just a generic holder. If you plan on collecting more coins you might want to pick up some more holders. Most of the time you get coins bare or in soft plastic "flips" that are not that great.
 
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