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United States
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I know they made commemorative State Quarter sets in silver... but in a roll, I found an Ohio quarter that has the edge appearance of a silver quarter, but sounds like a 'normal' quarter. Any ideas? The edge looks perfect, not worn, but it is solid silver color. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It would have to have an "s" mint mark and a proof surface to be a silver issue. There are also clad proof quarters with the same "s" mint mark too. check for the mint mark and if it is an "s" you at least have a circulated proof coin.
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Valued Member
 United States
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It is a P. The coin itself doesn't look super shiny or special in any way, but that edge grabbed me as soon as I opened the roll. I thought it was a canadian with the luck I've been having.
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Pillar of the Community
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I found a Maryland P the same way this week. I think that it is a normal clad coin that has been plated.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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That would be neat, but how would I go about finding out?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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While your coin is almost certainly a plated CuNi business strike, you can confirm it by weighing the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can also post pictures here - there are characteristics with plating that may show up in pictures.
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Valued Member
United States
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K. I'll have to buy it out of my drawer when I go to work tomorrow. I work at a credit union, so I get random collections started at work.. It bugs the person who has to audit me :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There have been a TON of State Quarters plated over the year by private companies trying to sell them as something special. When the poor unfortunate people try to "cash in" on their investment and find that they are only worth face value they eventually wind up getting dumped into circulation. Then people find them, get excited about them and come to forums such as this one asking about them. And we have to be the bearer of bad news and explain about the plating again. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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One way to check is to pick a letter on the coin and on the reeding that is next to that letter, take a razor blade and scratch vertically in the reeding. You will see the copper show through the plating if the coin has been plated without damaging the coin too much.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Or just weigh it. If it is silver it will weigh 6.25 grams. If it is plated it will be around 5.67 grams.
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't have access to a scale that breaks down grams smaller than 5g, 10g, 15g and so on. I did find another one today too. This time it's Massachusetts.
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Valued Member
United States
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And the Massachusetts quarter does appear to be actual silver
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Does it have an S mint mark?
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Posted 05/25/2013 9:25 pm
