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Valued Member
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Given the photos posted, I'd say no, the quarter isn't rare. It has the appearance of a somewhat lightly circulated '77 D--complete with a spot and a collection of dings.
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Valued Member
United States
113 Posts |
Is there something more specific to look for?
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Valued Member
 Canada
97 Posts |
It is 5.7 grams. Silver Clad
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5239 Posts |
How was it tested to determine if it was silver? Looks like a nickel clad quarter from your pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7063 Posts |
Also (for future posts) cropping is important, you are showing us 6 to 10xs more of the background as compared to the coin...less background equals more of the coin to view/inspect
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Looks pretty normal to me. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
 fairly normal looking with some sort of PMD on the reverse.
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Moderator
 United States
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5.7 grams is normal for a clad quarter. Looks clad to me, but if you want to you can do the tissue test. John1 
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Valued Member
United States
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Can you provide a pic of the reed?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote: It is 5.7 grams. Silver Clad Standard weight for a coppernickel clad quarter is 5.67 grams, which when weighed on a scale that only shows one decimal point will show as 5.7 gram. There is also the problem that the coppernickel clad and 40% silver clad weight overlap so much due to tolerance ranges that it is not possible to tell them apart by weight. coppernickel clad 5.443 - 5.897 gams 40% silver 5.55 - 5.95 grams So a quarter that weighs anywhere from 5.55 - 5.897 grams could be either one. You can't tell a coppernickel clad half from a 40% silver by weight alone either for the same reason. You CAN tell a clad Ike for a 40% silver by weight though, their tolerance ranges do not overlap.
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