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Valued Member
United States
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Hi,
Are drummer boy quarters worth only a quarter? I would consider mine in fair shape. I have eight rolls and plan to take them to the bank if they are valued at only twenty-five cents. I think this is the case. Please confirm.
Thanks,
Nancy
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Moderator
 United States
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If you are talking of the Bicentennial Quarters, some made for mint sets are 40% silver with S mintmark, but if you have original rolls its doubtful they contain any 40% coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, only 25 cents. Hundreds of millions were made. Unless its one of the 40% silver collectors coins.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Only 25 cents if circulated. Worth a small premium if Unc or BU. The last thing of all is if there is a major U.S. Mint error on these, then it's worth a good premium no matter what. Conditions affects value of course. :)
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I would check for any BU examples and 40% silver S-mints first and keep those. The rest can go back onto circulation. I enjoy getting them in change and I'm sure many others do as well.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I just throw them back unless if it is the S or a error coin.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
 United States
65 Posts |
Thanks for the information. How does one know if the coin is 40% silver?
thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well for starters it will have an S mintmark. Bicentennials with an S mintmark will be either a clad proof, a 40% silver proof, or a 40% silver business strike. All of which would be worth hanging on to. If you do have some Proof bicentennial quarters and want to tell the clad from the silver I would then recommend the tissue test. Edited by Conder101
08/17/2017 1:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
65 Posts |
Thanks, I will start going through them looking for the "S".
Nancy
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
While they stand out they are fairly common. Try getting a box of quarters from a bank and you should find a fair few of them just in a box. However, if you're simply looking to get rid of them, consider selling them on ebay. I think you can get a low premium on them that way. An easy way to tell if any are silver is to simply look at the edge. If it is silver or gray (toned) it's a 40% silver, copper or brown (toned) is not. Once you see one you'll see what to look for rightaway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Im getting a lot of the drummer boy quarters AND the RCMP 1973 quarters these days.
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