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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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HI guys I need some help, and I have done some searching on here.
I just bought a 1967 quarter and when I saw it I was a bit surprised.
I was expecting the typical "whiteness" of the silver, but it looked more like a cupronickel coin.
At the time it was out side and was really sunny out so I attributed it to the lighting. after I got it home and looked at it again it was definitely not what I was expecting.
I thought there was only the regular 80% and the 50% silvers for this coin (I have versions of both and none look like this)
SO, do the silver coins turn white from environmental exposure to the air? I am unsure how the old lady had this stored, she handed it to me in a small zip-lock bag.
I saw someone has referenced a test coin in Nickel, which this looks closely like. does any one have a link to an image of this test coin? Any idea of how many were actually made?
I am going to try and take some images in a bit and get them up here soon.
Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Try a magnet?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1747 Posts |
I did and its not magnetic. its 5.7 g and the silver one is 5.9, working on images now
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The odd one is on the right. Is this a 50% silver coin? being non-magnetic does not bode well for being nickel. If it is then why does it look like nickel?
I have a multitude of 68's that are silver and look white, the 50% 67 should look the same, right?
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Pillar of the Community
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wrong ..... could be toning, environmental damage or otherwise played with . Looks like a good old silver 67 to me. Non magnetic = not Nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like normal silver tarnish to me, with some of the tarnish (toning) rubbed off on the portrait and fields.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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guys the images do not do the coins justice, the one on the left is quite white (in hand) and the one on the left looks just like a nickel quarter, if the coin itself was attracted to a magnet I would say for 100% sure it was not the silver copper.
There is no tarnish on either coin.
AM I crazy, I have never seen a silver coin that is not "white"? or tarnished brown/yellow/black.
Does anyone have a silver quarter that is similar looking?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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drop them both on the counter, they should make the same sound, silver has a unique sound..
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Canada
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I am unsure how the old lady had this stored, she handed it to me in a small zip-lock bag. I have seen silver coins stored in leather change purses develop an odd dark toning. A kind of "environmental" damage I suppose. |
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Try coin dip... if it is silver, it will come out brilliant...
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Canada
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Does anyone have a silver quarter that is similar looking?
Melted untold thousands over the years! It is NOT nickel.
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