There’s no more denying that summer has arrived. Temperatures are climbing, which means donning shorts, swimming over weekends, and cooling down with frozen treats. While heat is on your mind, we want to share a neat trick with you!
Identifying a precious metal can be done in many ways, often with inexpensive equipment at home. One of the easiest home tests allows you to see if a silver-colored metal is actually made of silver.
Silver is a great conductor of both electricity and thermal energy, the latter of which makes it easy to test the metal. If you’re wondering if a coin, round, or bar is made of real silver, simply place an ice cube on top of it. Real silver will cause the ice to begin melting immediately, at a much faster rate than would be caused by most other room temperature objects. This happens because silver rapidly transfers heat to the ice.
If only we could transfer heat away from our bodies during the hottest time of year! What’s your favorite way of staying cool during summer? Let us know in the comments section below to enter our July giveaway. That’s right, entering is as easy as leaving a comment! Make sure your comment is sent in by July 23, 2017. One winner will be randomly selected on July 24, 2017 to receive a Red Horse of War silver AND copper round.
Best of luck and happy summer!
Nothing like a refreshing dip in a pool to ward off the triple digit heat of Texas.
Building our collection with my Son like my Father and I did together.
Sit in the ac and admire my precious metals collection. Can’t get much cooler than that.
Science rules!!! Multiple methods should be used to test bullion for authenticity. This one should be on the list. Cheap, easy, effective.
Dry ice and a box fan does wonders on a hot day in the heat.!
Heading to the lazy river in pheonix kick back relax and just float
Staying in the ac
Best way to stay cool… OPOC… other people’s air conditioning.
Work AC set so low I have to use a space heater in summer.
Relief from hot summer heat? SF Bay is a mere 18 miles west from here and
it is nearly always 20 or more degrees cooler there. Our getaway for sure.
Wakesurfing behind the boat!
pick me!
I stay cool by thinking of all the silver i’m about to win!
I NEED TO WIN
Love the first horse, can’t wait to get the whole collection!
Having my minions fan me while feeding me cold grapes.
Glad the snow is gone!!!
Thanks for the chance!
Drinking A cold brew after work at home with my wife
Coffee, tea, cokes, and beer all will dehydrate you. Make sure to drink plenty of water. If you start feeling light headed, dizzy, blurred vision or too hot these are all early signs of dehydration. Move to the shade and have some ice water.
Something ice cold to drink and the shade!
Swamp cooler. Ice in a 5 gallon bucket with a fan blowing down from the top and out a pipe in the side.
Staying home and sitting in the kiddie pool with my ice tea and the dog.
It works good, both of us get cooled down.
Like any silver stacker, I simply dive right into a room full off silver rounds! (Scrudge McDuck style). Silver stays cool to the touch inside 🙂
Well for starters my names Vic. Ive always been fascinated by cryogenics which in itself is a “cool” field. I invented a freeze ray for the place I used to work for. Anyways, long story short, I used the freeze ray to freeze my girlfriend into cryo-stasis when she fell ill but I was interrupted and there was an explosion during the process and my body temperature dropped to the point of freezing because of the chemicals so basically now I have to wear a cryogenic suit to survive. Thats how I “STAY COOL”
Sitting in the kiddie pool with my putor on the side checking out the newest deal from provident.Being a hefty 300 lbs and 6 ft 4 in there is no room for the kiddies.
My ac is so cold!
Beautiful weather and beautifully crafted rounds… Truly something to enjoy and enduring.
I’m picking my times for outside activities, pretty much early morning, late afternoon and when it’s cloudy.
nice cold beer at the camp site
It’s getting hot out here so take off… We love Provident Metals!