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Press Start test, hold the coin lightly at its center and tap its edge near the microphone. Your browser will ask to use the microphone: we send only the fifth of a second after each tap to our server, which analyzes it and discards it.

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Silver 1 oz APMEX Round specifications and ping frequencies

The Silver 1 oz APMEX Round is a silver coin from (2008–Present), weighing 31.1 g with a diameter of 39 mm. Tapped gently on its edge, a genuine one rings at about 4.4 kHz, 10.0 kHz and 17.3 kHz: its first resonance frequencies, set by its metal, size and thickness. A counterfeit made of a different metal, or with a different weight or thickness, rings at different frequencies, which is what the ping test above checks.

Ping test reference frequencies4398 Hz · 10035 Hz · 17290 Hz
MetalSilver
Composition99.9% silver, 0.1% copper
Weight31.1 g
Fine metal content31.069 g
Diameter39 mm
Thickness3.2 mm
IssuerAPMEX
Years2008 - Present

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