How to test your silver for being fake

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Since most of us do not have the 2,000 for the tops testing devices, a few old standbys are good to remember. This article runs them down. There is a reason coins are popular & sell for a premium. Its easy to recognize them, but they are less than twice the cost as accepted value on sight over bullion.
12 Reliable Methods: How to Test Silver for Authenticity
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Silver, alongside gold, is considered to be one of the most precious metals in the world.

It has served as a major currency during the Age of Exploration and the galleon trade in the Pacific. It’s even mentioned in the Bible as a revered currency and is highly valued in Jewish culture.

Silver has also been used in the production of coins in the early years of the 20th Century until the arrival of the Great Depression. Since then, currencies all over the world have been replaced with banknotes and coins minted with more common metals like aluminum, nickel or brass.

Today, though slightly still lesser in value in comparison to gold, many still invest in silver in the form of jewelry, family heirloom, bars, and bullion coins. Silver has taken many forms, even as everyday objects.

But this can be disadvantageous as well with the proliferation of fake silver items.

For the untrained eye, distinguishing real from fake silver can be very confusing and misleading. Counterfeit silver items resemble real silver items a lot so don’t be fooled easily. If you really want to invest in silver, make sure you test it for authenticity. Here are some things to consider on how to test silver.

Test Real Fake:
Ice Cube Test: ice melts fast/ice melts slow

Ring Test: beautiful ringing sound/dull and blunt sound

Magnet Test: magnet slides down/magnet sticks

Bleach Test: tarnishes quickly/does not tarnish

Acid Test: brown or red color/dark brown or blue

Fisch Test: device does not tilt/device tilts

Nitric Acid Test: creamy white color/green color

Physical Ways of Testing Silver:

This video ( From Pawn Stars)shows you how to test silver to tell if it is fake or real:


If you are about to purchase or invest in silver, make sure you know how to distinguish the real ones, the silver plated ones, and the totally fake ones.

There are a variety of tests that can be used but sometimes doing physical tests on the objects in question will keep its original value. Note however that physical tests have their own limitations as well.
925 Silver Test

Checking the label goes first. If the item has an inscription of “ster” or “sterling” that means the silver content in the item is at 92.5 or very close to being pure silver.
Items that say “IS” mean that that the item is “international silver” or silver-plated.
If testing for bullion coins, strike two coins together. If it makes a nice ringing sound, it is real. If it generates a dull sound, one of it is fake.
​Use a neodymium magnet. Tilt object 45 degrees, place magnet on the tilted surface. If it slides down, it is real. If it sticks, it’s fake because real silver is non-magnetic.
​Get two ice cubes. Place one on top of the silver item and the ice cube on a regular pan. If the ice on the item melts faster than that of the pan, then the item is real silver as silver is a heat conductor.
For coins, using a Fisch device can be helpful too. Slide the coin in the device slot. If the device tilts, this means the coin is fake silver. If the device remains steady, the coin is real silver.

NOTE: A niobium magnet will slide down the tilted surface of silver if you dont have a "device"