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Hi Again From the original topic... Canadian here...I was looking up coin sets encased in acrylic and happened across a post about silver 1965 quarters. The reason ...the encased set I have is of course 1965 and the coins are naturally shiny & silvery. I assume they were plated before being set.... but ? The mint mark is covered, but before I do any destruction is there any special situations or release information that anyone knows about what distribution these coins had? Sort of like in Canada where the large bust 1973 quarters were only found/distributed in mint sets . Thanks for everyone's help I've enclosed pictures of top and bottom of the coins as well as of the item itself (just for context) As Hondo Boguss suggested I suspect the coins were plated before encasing .but figured it was worth asking about/checking out. I enclosed a picture of the item a promo gift from a now defunct fabric mill from when I was a youth Thanks again to all who take the time to share their knowledge    |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Doesn't really look like plated or polished coins to me - looks like uncirculated coins with a flash used when taking the pictures. The acrylic may amplify the surfaces a bit to look plated but I think not. Why conjure the extra expense of plating when you can just pick nice uncirculated examples of common coins?
I'm guessing all the other coins are 1965 also?
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03/03/2024 6:57 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Cool set! They don't appear to be plated to me. Sometimes they polish them for "special" sets though. That said, they look original to me. That said, the encasement can make the coins appear to a higher grade than they likely are. The resin fills in the tiny imperfections, kind of like when you put water on the surface of a coin. I've heard of at least one story where a collector cracked one out and that's what was discovered.
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Assuming they are all from 1965 and the OP has no emotional attachment to this piece of memorabilia, is it worth cracking out the half dollar for its silver?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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is it worth cracking out the half dollar for its silver? At around $4 for silver content I would doubt that! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very cool set!  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd leave them be. Kinda cool
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United States
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How do we know the dates (for sure) on the dime,cent and quarter? I would leave it as is. John1  |
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Very interesting item! I would leave it intact. |
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 Canada
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Hi
As I originally asked I had come across an article that mentioned silver 1965 US quarters (....that they were quite valuable), and I was wondering if the distribution of these 'oddballs' was random or if they had a particular distribution path {like the large bust 1973 cdn quarters which was only found/distributed in mint sets}
As said I prefer not to damage the memento on a fools errand
Thanks to all for their time and input
Regards
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As I originally asked I had come across an article that mentioned silver 1965 US quarters (....that they were quite valuable), Can you supply that article? Of course 1965 silver quarters would be valuable - but is that even a possibility? |
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Well assuming that all the coins were minted in 1965, you will not find any mint marks as no mint marks appeared on circulating coins from 1965 to 1967. That is a nice handle for the glass, I would leave it as it is if it were mine. I would make that my coin examining magnifier.. |
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It was a gift from a supplier in that year and logically I think that would indicate all the coins are from that year. As Dearborn says its (IMHO) a neat set and has warm memories of my and my family history.
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a neat set and has warm memories of my and my family history. Indeed. I do hope you leave it intact.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The mint mark is covered, but before I do any destruction Quote:
As said I prefer not to damage the memento on a fools errand
As you can see how some of us got confused are what you were going to do with this........  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It appears that you are asking about 1965 quarters struck on silver planchets. These do exist and are valuable. There's no way to tell whether yours is silver or even 1965 with it encased like that. I really doubt that it is one. As far as distribution, I don't know how you could determine that, since it was random and we have no idea which mints produced them.
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