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jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 4:56 pm Hello CCF friends! i have the opportunity to grab 41 1968 quarters for 130$ were 1968 quarters every minted with 80% silver or were they only ever minted in 50% Report this Post to the Staff

rmc Valued Member Canada 478 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 5:03 pm The 1967 quarters had both 50% and 80% but the 68 quarters are 50% Report this Post to the Staff
Chinesehorse New Member Canada 42 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 5:07 pm They were minted with .500 silver and you can check if they are. Silver ones are non-magnetic and Nickel ones are magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
RoyalSilver Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 5:16 pm i hope you didnt buy the nickel ones...lol. But like the posts above me, if they ARE silver, they would be 50% Report this Post to the Staff
jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 7:13 pm not buying them :) Report this Post to the Staff
Barrie Valued Member Canada 227 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:33 pm The 68's are 50% silver... melt value today about $3.25 Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermandude Pillar of the Community Canada 1192 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:37 pm If they're magnetic, they are 100% nickel, not the silver type. Report this Post to the Staff
jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 09:22 am I didn't want to sit there and magnetize every one. I'm not going for them. Although if I did I would have already made 2.50$ cause silver is at 35.10$! Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 12:27 pm Frequently these coins trade at a discount to spot due to their lower purity. Report this Post to the Staff
jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 2:13 pm i don't have the time or space for them anyways Report this Post to the Staff
jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 09/24/2012 11:18 am i ended up grabbing 43 50% quarters for 100$ :) Report this Post to the Staff
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