Sorry for OT, but I recently bought a casascius silver coin, and I was suprised that it didn't dent when I dropped it. How hard is .999 silver?
What kind of surface did you drop it on? Odds are it wouldn't dent. I've made a couple of .999 bars and I've had to hammer relatively hard still to stamp the bar.
Your bars were not .999. They were at best .925. Which is what people use for dinnerware and rings because it is very resistant to denting. Silver isn't as soft as something like gold. But damage can occur with enough abuse.
My bars were not .999? They were 925 at best? Who the hell are you?
Yes, I make primarily 925 bars because they are the easiest-no having to deal with harmful chemicals, purity easily guaranteed with the use of flux and .999 silver shot. But I have had people send me .999 old generic rounds, which I add a bit of flux and shot to (to ensure no weight is lost), hand-pour, and stamp whatever it is they want on there. I have found that a large number of people prefer a hand-poured bar as opposed to another generic round-they contract me to turn their rounds into a bar/ingot. So I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell me what I do. I am well aware of it.
