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New Member
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I have a 2004 texas silver quarter...but the ones I have seen on the net have a s for the mint mark.I have one with a p
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Pillar of the Community
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 More than likely just a plated quarter. Edited by ratman4762
12/14/2009 6:47 pm
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did the philadelphia mint make a silver texas quarter in 2004
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Pillar of the Community
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No, there are alot of companies that have sold gold and silver plated State Quarter sets that have no numismatic value. They are just purty to look at (for some people). The silver State Quarters are Proof coins minted in San Francisco bearing the S mintmark. Edited by ratman4762
12/14/2009 6:59 pm
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Hope you found it in circulation. Not worth more than 25c. As a novelty some people collect them.
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Just a possibility: The coin you have is a business strike from the Philadelphia mint (not a proof coin because it has the P mint mark) and it looks to be in great shape, i.e. it looks like an uncirculated 'proof-like" coin but is not actually silver or a real proof. The silver proof quarter has an S mint mark and should obviously look proof-like (shinier and with a mirror like finish). (There are also non-silver proof coins but these also have an S mint mark). Both Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) made business strike Texas quarters in 2004 for circulation. and, to the Forum! Edited by Moe145
12/14/2009 10:37 pm
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stevenw1,
Hopefully you found the only known specimen in 04 from the San Fran Mint! I like to think positive. But I am rational...at times. Hit it with a magnet..if you feel an attraction, you prob have a silver plated clad...if not post pics!!
and Welcome!
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I am pretty sure the clad coins are not magnetic. Only the 1943 steel penny was.
Edited by nod2003
12/15/2009 08:49 am
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well the reason I said it was silver was because it dosent have a copper center
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If it was plated, you would not see the copper core. Get a weight on the coin, a 90% silver quarter will weigh 6.25g while a clad quarter will weigh 5.67g. Unfortunately, it is almost certainly plated as the Philly Mint would not use silver quarter planchets at all so there is really no chance for a mix-up.
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neversuited1 and nod2003 are both kinda right. Copper is diamagnetic so with a relatively strong magnet you can fell a slight repulsion. If you pass a copper coin over it back and forth quickly and very close without touching you should fell this repulsion. Use a copper cent and a zinc cent and you will feel the difference.
Unfortunately for neversuited1 silver is also diamagnetic so it will react close to how copper would. If you were thinking of this property.
ps. also I used this principal to make a very cheap and easy copper/zinc sorter before I built better ones
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