Proof Quarters - Clad Vs Silver Designations

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hmason72 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/13/2014 11:21 pm I have a friend collecting the recent State Quarter proofs in 69DCAM condition as graded by PCGS. The question is how do you tell from a coin description on a PCGS coin enclosure if it is a 90% silver quarter or a clad quarter proof? Like: 1999 S Silver State Quarter Set PCGS PR69DCAM Hank Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 06/13/2014 11:26 pm From the picture you posted, it appears to have Silver below the state name. Report this Post to the Staff
welder Pillar of the Community United States 1037 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 12:18 am Fuzzy is correct. A clad coin will have "Silver" omitted from the label. Report this Post to the Staff
hmason72 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 07:25 am Thanks. Looking just at a clad proof there is nothing to say it is clad just the absence of the word "silver". Hmmm.... Easy to confuse buyers I would think. Appreciate the help. Hank Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 09:41 am Quote: Easy to confuse buyers I would think. Only buyers who don't know. It sometimes mystifies me how people can jump into a highly specialized field of collecting/investment thinking that specialized knowledge is unnecessary. It's bothersome, because we then regularly have to tell these people they just threw away a bunch of money simply because they didn't even wave at "due diligence." Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew289 Valued Member United States 470 Posts	Posted 06/18/2014 5:22 pm Life often comes without instructions. Caveat emptor couldn't ring more true. Report this Post to the Staff
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