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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Poll Question
Are ALL US quarters minted in 1964 made of silver?
Edited by 0xDA71D
12/28/2014 3:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I vote no. I will explain later.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
I voted yes because I understand that all quarters intended for circulation were silver. Now it could very well be that experimental clads were produced as test pieces so if that's the case then no would actually be the right answer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I doubt there were any experimental clads. But my answer is still no. I will explain later.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
We're talking about U.S. coins, right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry, I forgot to mention US
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I'll just have to wait to hear the answer. This should be good.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Because of the coin shortage in 1964 caused by hoarding, after it was announced that this would be the last silver year, the mint continued to mint 1964 dated quarters into the year 1966. At the same time as they minted 1965 and 1966 clad quarters, Congress at the same time mandated that all these post dated quarters, must be made of 90% silver.
I am anticipating your answer.
Edited by denco7
12/28/2014 2:05 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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Why is this a poll? It's fact, not subject to opinion.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Quote:
But my answer is still no. I will explain later. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by 0xDA71D
12/28/2014 3:53 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm editing my response. denco had the correct thought process.
Edited by BH1964
12/28/2014 3:56 pm
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United States
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Are ALL US quarters minted in 1964 made of silver?
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I'm a bit impatient so I will reveal the answer as... no.
We know it's dated 1964. We don't know it was minted in 1964, and you specified minted in 1964. So, the answer remains "maybe."  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Ssuperdave got it, the question specified MINTED in 1964, The clad composition wasn't introduced until after May of 1965 so all the quarters minted in 1964 had to be made of silver. I admit I didn't consider the question carefully enough and I said No, thinking about the error 1964 quarters struck on clad planchets.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Quote:I'm a bit impatient so I will reveal the answer as... no. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371080546654 is just one counterexample. That's pretty much what I was thinking of too (though I didn't answer the poll). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Even after looking at that link, I voted yes. There's no way to account for all possible errors, and the many possibilities behind those errors, and it's early in the morning so I just feel like voting yes anyway.
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