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I am a recent collector that is converting from causal collecting to a more serious, knowledgeable collector.
I'm am reading Weimar W White's Coin Chemistry, In one section he mentions "that in honor of the Bicentennial celebration, quarters issued in 1976 are 40% silver"
It reads to me that all quarters minted in 1976 were 40% silver,I know this isn't the case because the guide books list the copper clad coins, the silver clad quarters with an S and the the sliver clad proofs with the S.
and that millions were melted in the 80's.
Were they in general circulation?
And if so how does one tell which is which?
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That IS a very misleading statement. The quarters for circulation were NOT 40% silver. As you noticed, they were normal clad coins with the special reverse. 40% silver quarters were indeed made, but they were not for circulation. They were in special 3 coin sets with the Kennedy half and Ike dollar. They do occasionally turn up in circulation, but that is a rarity. They were issued in regular finish... [URL="http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/smokeriderdon/media/Proof%20and%20mint%20sets/76silunc_zps512c59a0.jpg.html]  [/URL] And proof... [URL="http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/smokeriderdon/media/Proof%20and%20mint%20sets/76silproof_zps7135216b.jpg.html]  [/URL] Edited by smokeriderdon
05/03/2013 12:22 am
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Thanks, and the red/blue guide books were no help in clarification. As they are also vague in description/info stated. I am assuming that the original book was intended for a more advanced or knowledgeable collector!
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i found a silver quarter few days ago in my change posted here https://goccf.com/t/148474but like "smokeriderdon" said is not easy to catch one in circulation.... |
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I will take a better look at any of the S 1976 in the future for sure.
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yea do that and good look ...
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Can anyone tell me how many different 76's there are ? P and D ....plus S clad business and proof....and then S silver business and proof ? Six different quarters maybe ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I would say there's the Philly and Denver business strikes that
were available in bags, souvenir sets and at least a couple of
special sets made for coin shows (including the '76 TNA). These
both appear as PL's but it's up to the collector to decide whether
these are distinct from the regular issue.
There's the S-mint proof Cu/ ni version available only in the 6-pc
proof set.
There's the 40% proof available in the 3-pc set.
There's a 40% Unc available in the 3-pc unc set.
Some might not include this but there's also a 40% unc that was run
off very quickly at the end of the bicentennial program because the mint
came to beliueve the authorizing legislation mandated a minimum mintage
rather than a mintage limit. These are distinct from the regular 40%
Unc because they were made on high speed presses. Their quality is poor.
They were sold between August 1976 and early 1981 but sales were very
poor and almost all were melted. They can be distinguished by either the
poor quality or by the packaging which is clear plastic with no white
stripe.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Quote:
Can anyone tell me how many different 76's there are ?
P and D ....plus S clad business and proof....
and then S silver business and proof ?
Six different quarters maybe ? There is no S-mint business strike in cu/ ni. (I believe San Francisco did strike these wiithout a mintmark but they are indistinguishable) Depending on how you count it's 5, 6, or 8 different types. If you include packaging differences it's about "15" different. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
Edited by cladking
05/02/2013 12:41 pm
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Quote:40% silver quarters were indeed made, but they were not for circulation. They were in special 3 coin sets with the Kennedy half and Ike dollar. They do occasionally turn up in circulation, but that is a rarity. Not sure but all the information I have seen says the 1776-1976 S Silver Quarters were 80% Silver according to Red Book. I may be wrong just curious to learn. |
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The outer clad layers are 80% silver. The inner core is 20.9% silver. Net result of all three layers is 40%.
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Rest in Peace
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Thanks JBuck! Let me see 2+2 = 5 or 4 ? Wait ! Let me clean my glasses.
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2 + 2 = 5 for very large values of 2.  |
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Yeh I found myself wanting a full roll of all the bicentennial silvers proof and regular its not going to be pretty.
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OK, I have all five quarters now. Do the silver quarters contain .080 ounce of silver or .0739 ? I'm pretty sure it's .0739 but I would appreciate the correct weight as I've seen both trying to figure it out.
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