The 5-Second Silver Coin Test

3 Mar 2026 · 2 min

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In this short instructional video, the presenter demonstrates a quick magnet test to determine whether Morgan or Peace silver dollars (and gold/silver jewelry) are genuine. He explains that authentic silver coins are not attracted to a magnet, whereas many counterfeit pieces contain other metals that cause magnetic attraction. Using a very strong magnet, he shows side‑by‑side examples: a real coin that remains unaffected and a fake that sticks to the magnet, even demonstrating a batch of fakes. He recommends this particular high‑strength magnet as his top choice for coin and jewelry authentication, emphasizing its need for sufficient pulling power. The video ends with a brief call to subscribe for future content.

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Okay. So another very easy way to test to see if your silver dollars are real is using the magnet test. So basically, silver Morgan or Peace silver dollars will not be attracted to the magnet. So if you have a fake one, not always, but many do get attracted to the magnet. They're magnetized because there are other metals inside. Let me show you how this works. So over here, if you see this is attracted, this one is going to be fake. And over here with this one is not attracted. This one is real. And if you have a bunch, you could just do one at a time and see how it works. Or— You can go right here and you could see that all of these are actually fakes. This is one of my favorite magnets because it's super, super strong. Just to show you how strong, it's not easy to get these off of this. You really need to work on it, and that's what you need. You need something strong so you could use it for your silver dollars or for checking your gold and silver jewelry at as well, because as you know, gold and silver should not be attracted to the magnet either. This is the magnet, my number one choice. Please subscribe so you don't miss any future videos.