1974 silver quarter

I agree looks to be a normal quarter to me, if you still think its real after more people here look at it, do as the poster in the thread earlier did, and send it in to be looked at, this can be costly, especially if the coin comes back as not silver.

 

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Ok guys I do appreciate all your time. I totally agree that to the eye it's a normal quarter( not here to argue that! ) just my ears tell me something else.

So if it were to be something more than a reg quarter what type of value could it hold? I'd hate to pay tons of money to get this thing looked at and if is the real deal and not even recoup my cost just to find out the answer. Ya know?

I will try and capture the sound via video or something and upload just cause

 

No way for anyone to say without knowing what the assessment of it is.

For now, you have a circulated 74 quarter worth $.25.

 

Ok so anyone recommend a good place to send this to? Also roughly cost for this to be checked? Thanks!

 

Before spending money on submitting it to a TPG, I would take it to a couple of local dealers in your area and get their opinions first.

 

ok will do! Good thing for google will do a search for one now!

 

Doesn't matter what it sounds like. Even if it were a planchet meant for use in 1975 (for 40% silver bicentennial quarters), the edge would look different. And the coin would look different. It's a normal clad quarter.

 

Different how? The color isn't the exact same as any other post -64 quarter it's luster isn't the same. But not fully same as pre -64. And Ive read if it were played you wouldnt see the copper core. Is that true? What type I visual characteristics would be seen here of itere were a 40%er?

Do you agree a silver quarter sounds different than a clad nickel/copper one?

 

So from this tread http://www.cointalk.com/t33663/ page 1 halfway down "JBK" " says if the edge shows no cladding then this is a problem. A 40% silver coins is also a clad, so there should be a visible layer."

 

Yeah, but a silver-clad coin looks silver-clad. A CuNi-clad coin looks CuNi-clad. That one looks CuNi-clad. They definitely don't look very similar.

EDIT: It's easier to see on halves. Look at a handful of 40% halves, and a handful of CuNi halves. You'll see the difference.

 

If I had a 40% to compared to I would but i do not. I won't be able to get to a coin dealer today so I think I'm gonna do a gravity test. If it has any different metals it sshould show there (atleast form what I've read)

 

If you really think it might be struck on a 40% silver planchet you need to do a specific gravity test on it. A weight test won't do because there is too much overlap in the weights and tolerances of the copper nickel clad and the slver clad specs But a copper nickel clad will have a SG of 8.92 and a 40% silver will be 9.53, a large enough difference to be easily measurable.

 

Thanks for reassuring. Cause from what I've been reading is that a standard weight test will be inconclusive. However a specific gravity test would tell a different story. I'll post results tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks everyone!

 

inI have also come across a 1974 silver quarter, it almost looks and feels fake , here are some pics .

 

Would like to know more about this coin , is it worth anything?

 

Deanne from the reeading (the coins edge) it looks like it is not silver to me, but it could also be the photo. To get more response it might be best if you post a new thread with a link to this (copy and paste the link) one and say this seemed similar
Gd luck

 

It was the pic , please tell me about this coin is it rare , is it worth $ ,is it simply a proof that got seperated from the rest.

 

IT appears to be a plated coin

 

I doubt it was even plated. Looks more like it was polished. It would be difficult to plate without plating the edge as well. Possible but you would have to take special effort to make sure the edge didn't plate.

 

It looks plated to me as well.

The surface is too shiny for a 40% silver planchet. The devices look softened as well.

Both of these characteristics are atypical of US Mint products. The details on a genuine strike would be much sharper, the color would be more natural, and the coin would be decidedly less lustrous.