'65 Quarter?

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I have heard that the '65 Washington Quarter was a small amount of silver in it. My Uncle who is a big time coin collector is collecting '65 Quarters. Does anyone know of any truth to that?

A recent post by Milco showing a dug '65 surely doesn't look like a dug clad quarter (at least current composition anyways...). :huh:
 
It does, I thought only the Kennedy Halves had silver in them after 1964. :shocked04:

Edit: I am not too sure about that...I just read that they made a few errors of the 65 quarter in 90% silver but they started cupronickel in 65 onward.

I did a tap tone between a 1969 and a 1967 quarter and they sound exactly the same..not to mention the clad looking edges...

The Kennedy half at 40% looks like a silver edge...

Are you sure about that? :dontknow:
 
For normal circulated coins--------In 1965 dimes and quarters went to the clad copper-nickel base, and the halfs were 40% silver dated 1965-1969.
The last 90% silver coins for normal circulation were dated 1964.
It is slightly possible a very small number of 90% silver blanks were accidentally mixed in with the clad blanks for dimes, quarters and halfs when they were striking the 1965 dated coins---but the mint was supposed to have melted all the 90% silver blanks so none would have been used.
 
JTGOLD link=topic=6934.msg80952#msg80952 date=1314716119 said:
sorry I miss read your post,I was thinking half dollars,dimeman is correct.
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Aside from the brief excitement that I had a ton of 40% silver quarters, its no big deal. :cool:

Thanks for answering the post regardless. :)

And thank you too Dimeman. :groovy:
 
switch link=topic=6934.msg80954#msg80954 date=1314719078 said:
Aside from the brief excitement that I had a ton of 40% silver quarters, its no big deal. :cool:

Thanks for answering the post regardless. :)

And thank you too Dimeman. :groovy:
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Glad I could help.............you are only 1 year away from silver-------------if your finding 1965's---could be a few 1964's a little deeper in the same area. thumbsup01
 
I dig 1965 quarters all the time >:/

They def have a different look- they are dull and un-silver like lol
 
switch link=topic=6934.msg81006#msg81006 date=1314752053 said:
Believe it or not my first silver quarter was a Barber, Ive not found a silver Washington yet. :grin:
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Cool! My first penny was a 1833 LC :daydream:
 
396nova link=topic=6934.msg84108#msg84108 date=1317697968 said:
I thought the half dollars went clad in 1972. Were half solid 40% from 64 to 72, then went clad?
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1964 half ... 90% silver
1965-1969 half...40% silver
1970 - present for general circulation.... clad
coins made for not general circulation are proof sets and mint sets...some of these might have been taken out of the packaging and used.
I have read about some proof coins being found in coin roll searches.
 
jkress link=topic=6934.msg84125#msg84125 date=1317703352 said:
All 1970 half dollars (D&S) are 40% silver. thumbsup01
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That is correct---but the &quot:grin: mintmark were only available in collectable US Mint sets, and the S mintmark were only available in collectable US Proof sets-- no 1970 halfs were made to be used as circulated coins.
If you happen to find a 1970 JFK half, it was taken out of a mint set or proof set.

This thread started out as a quarter question.... 8/
 
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