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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We need a weight to tell for sure. I am almost 100% sure though it is silver plated. Here is a pop quiz to help you in the future. Q: Where should you never touch a coin? A:Anywhere besides the reeding, such as the obverse or reverse.  |
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United States
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I have 2 of those (different year) sadly those are not silver. I like to keep them though.
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11/15/2015 02:46 am
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Valued Member
 United States
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ok silverstackerkid I will do that, thank you! your the best :)
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Valued Member
United States
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awww why my quarter coin is not silver hello there? :(:(:(
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United States
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ok silverstackerkid I will do that, thank you! your the best :) Just looking out for other members and their coins.  I agree with Hello There because many third party companies plate these. This might even be platinum plated. But a weight would help a lot. Edited by SilverStackerKid
11/15/2015 02:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I asked the same question you did and got the same answer SSK gave, silver plated. FYI, I have a 2004 P Iowa and 2002 D Louisi ANA |
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I asked the same question you did and got the same answer SSK gave, silver plated.
FYI, I have a 2004 P Iowa and 2002 D Louisi ANA I believe Hello There means they have a 2002 D Louisiana silver plated quarter and a 2004 P Iowa. These are quite common. but again, a weight is needed to be 100% sure. |
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United States
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sorry guys to ask you this, I'm still learning,. but what is the weight for pure silver quarter and pure silver nickel?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quarter .900 silver- 6.25 gram
Nickel .350 silver- 5 gram
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Valued Member
United States
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that bites how come theres a third party making coins? :(:(
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They are not making the coins, they are plating them. Mostly so that Grandmas can buy them for their coin collector family members and feel as if it is a nice gift. Ignorance is bliss for some people.
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Valued Member
United States
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i just did my little research so oxidizing chemical like bleach can determine weather the silver is real or fake?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't know, never used any chemicals on coins. How silly it may sound, I was scared to clean a coin with dish soap not knowing the amount needed. I like to stick to a scale and nothing more.
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Yes bleach will turn silver black. Though in this case, it wont tell you much because it will react the same with a plated and solid silver item. The only way bleach would work would be to file off the surface of the coin and then apply the bleach. Although I suspect if you did this you would find copper underneath, not silver, ruining the coin in the process.
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 Note that your coin has a "P" mint mark on the obverse (heads) meaning that it was minted in Philadelphia. No silver quarters are minted at the Philadelphia mint, so for it to be silver it would have to have an "S" mint mark on it, indicating it was made in San Francisco. (SF is the only mint where silver quarters are currently minted.) So, as stated above, it is almost certainly plated with something. Plating puts such a thin layer of the metal on the coin that it does nothing to add to the value of the coin. Still fun and a keeper in my book. |
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