I bought a 6 pound silver bar with no markings on ebay. How do I know its real? The bar is 6 pounds, over 100 years old and dark brown, grey and black. It is rough and feels like silver. Is there a way to test this bar and know for sure.

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how much do you want to spend?
a jeweler could probably tell you.
you could also measure and weigh it, and see if it seems correct. 100% 2 Votes

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• Anyone who deals with gold and silver coins, jewlers, those sort of folks.
  
  However be aware of the laws. The Government is %26quot;funny%26quot; about people privately owning large quantities of precious metals.
  
  I also wouldn%26#039;t have it tested anywhere near where I resided, or did buisness. You don%26#039;t need people knowing you own a silver bar that large.
  
  This may sound odd, but silver has a distinctive taste. If you have a true pure silver coin, you can give it a taste, and then the bar.
  
  It%26#039;s good that you described %26quot;black%26quot; as one of it%26#039;s colors. That%26#039;s probably athentic patina.
  
  There are also acid tests you can purchase yourself to test precious metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum. I believe those are also sold on Ebay.
  
  ~Garnet
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