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New Member
United States
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Should I have tried a couple scales and it varies between 5.80 to 5.82 on the scale could this be something good....any help would be sweet  |
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Moderator
United States
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@new,sorry but that seems pretty reasonable for a clad quarter to weigh. Silver quarters weighed more than 6 g.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Well 5.7g is nominal for this year and given tolerances (of which I don't remember off the top of my head) this coin is pretty normal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3435 Posts |
to the CCF! Is the weight the only indicator that this could be a silver coin? Take a look at the reeded edge of the coin. Does the edge of the coin show a copper-colored layer at the center?
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New Member
United States
45 Posts |
Okay but let me ask y'all this is... Could it be a 40 percent silver planchet than... Because I came across this dude so I'm kinda confused.  Edited by Newbcoiner
07/06/2022 11:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3435 Posts |
Here's a bit of the description from that auction. Quote:
The edge lacks the red band customary for clad production. Is the center of your coin copper color of gray? ANA Member ID: 3203813 - CONECA Member ID: N-5637 "Shine, shine a Roosevelt dime. All the way to Baltimore and runnin' out of time." Tom Waits-Clap Hands
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2807 Posts |
Can you show as the rim please and also if is possible an very close of the coin surface at maximum x you can, to see the texture of the metal?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2807 Posts |
Also if you have more information about clad Ag planchet please share here, I am interest on, or someone here. After I saw this treath I send an message to NGC to give me some feedback on. Transitional ? of what? Please I will be glad to know from you and promise will be included in my book for Quarters which I thing will be ready to be print in December. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
676 Posts |
From first glance, it doesn't look to be silver at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
10670 Posts |
Quote:
From first glance, it doesn't look to be silver at all.  The color and toning look like a standard cu-ni clad coin. It's also unlikely that a stray 40% silver planchet would have been lying around in the Mint in 1979. One can understand how an error coin was produced in 1977 as the 40% planchets had been used for the NCLT silver Bicentennial quarters the previous year.
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07/07/2022 03:56 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
45698 Posts |
A photo of the edge might help. Also try the tissue test. John1 
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Normal clad quarter, not on a silver planchet, sorry.  to the CCF! ça va bien aller
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
70143 Posts |
Looks pretty normal to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2807 Posts |
If I ask more information's it is in the way NumisRob explain. What NGC attribute it is an 1977 coin struck in the same period with silver clad halves. |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Silver clad bicentennial quarters should weigh 5.75 grams That weight is between 6.25 grams for .900 silver Quarters, and 5.67 grams for Cu-Ni clad Quarters. XRF should confirm either way if there is silver in the surface layer. If it was a standard Cu Ni clad and silver plated, the core would not show through at the edge. Therefore, to be genuine, it would have to be positive to silver and show the copper core. I have to admit, I don't know what sort of inferences I can make with the weight at 5.81 +- .01 grams, with the assumption that the weight is accurate. ?Is the +.06 grams within tolerance for silver clad Bicentennial Quarters? From the pictures, with other comments about color. |
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