Question About The 40% Silver Quarters Weight

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The correct weight for a 40% is 5.75 g, but it's still within tolerance for copper-nickel. The edge does look a bit like silver clad, but I suspect it's a normal coin that's been plated.

In the future, please avoid holding high grade and/or valuable coins by the surfaces. The oils in your fingers stay on the coin and will eventually create fingerprints that would ruin the value if you actually had something rare.

What mintmark is on it?

I've been doing some reading on the Bicentennial coinage and it really is interesting. I'm sure everyone is familiar with the back story, the prototype coinage was struck in Philadelphia,first strikes were done by the three designers and they struck some using silver planchet which were given to a select few,including themselves,with the rest being melted. When the proofs were struck they were exchanged with the select few. I don't know I guess just call it dreaming but wouldn't in theory be possible for some of the 1976 silver quarters to have gotten out to the public. Anyhow great story and lesson it was fun.

I have seen a lot of these plated coins and it really is a shame that people are doing this. I'm new to the Coin World and trying to build knowledge as well as a nice collection. So I will definitely keep my eyes open for plated or fake coins.