I have this 1965 quarter in a rare condition , can any one confirm ?

Or about 5 cents in 1965 dollars.

 

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That has to be less. In 1965 you could get a Hershey bar (which was MUCH larger then, for 5 cents.) Now they are smaller and like 89 cents.

 

Good observation, Michael. You can look up the government's consumer price indices over the past 52 years and figure it out. But you're absolutely correct.

I'm not quite old enough to remember nickel candy bars. They were a dime when I was a kid. So was a Coke (plus 2c deposit on the bottle). Here's what I distinctly remember:

When I was in 9th grade (1975), I used to sneak off the campus of our junior high on my motorcycle and ride to McDonald's. I used to get a Big Mac, small fry, and small Coke (they were really small - 10 oz) for $1.25 including sales tax. It was 70c for the Big Mac, 30c for the fries, and 20c for the Coke. A nickel tax.

Ahhh, the good old days.

 

When I was a kid they advertised Big Mac small fry small coke, and that you would get change back from a dollar. (95 cents total) In the TV ad you see them tossing a nickel change on the counter. Plus the red ring around was much nicer. I don't think they charged you tax on food then. I think the Mac was 55 cents?
When they downsized it a few years ago (calories, obesity, blah blah blah) that was a disgrace. The new Grand Mac is either the same as the old Mac or slightly larger.
I understand about the price index.
But to go back to the nickel analysis. 5 cents got you 1/5 or 1/6 of a gallon of gas.
And now that costs 40 or 48 cents.
A pack of baseball cards was 5 cents. But there were 5 cards in a pack. Now the packs are 2.99? But there's 12 cards? So that has gone up 25 fold.

 

Thank you Michael I will weigh it after 2 days because I'm not in my home because of work

 

Made stranger by the fact that, that quarter is from 1965 where it was worth the same 25 cents it is now.

 

An answer to this would narrow it down.

 

What's a wind up thread?

 

I think he meant someone just trolling for replies basically.

 

I guess this thread has gotten away from the original topic. C'est la vie. But it is always fun to wax nostalgic about "the good old days". My good old days are different from my grandfather's. But the sentiment is exactly the same.

Michael mentioned the price of gasoline. When you think about it, a silver quarter has always bought a gallon of gas - more or less. In 1964, when quarters were 90% silver, a gallon of gas was about a quarter. As inflation began to eat away at the dollar's purchasing power with a vengeance, a silver quarter was worth about a dollar and guess what gas cost...about a dollar. Today, what's a silver quarter worth (I don't even know exactly)? Two dollars or slightly above. Where is gas now? Granted, the prices of both gasoline and silver have fluctuated wildly. But in general, it's about the same. The same comparison could be drawn between a $20 gold piece and a good quality men's suit.

 

^^^ This is true, except, it is more about the value of silver and the price of gas remaining on a constant inflationary scale than an actual quarter.
Also they have been paying 4 dollars a gallon for gas in Europe for decades. Gas has always been cheaper in the US.
Not so sure about the suit analogy.

 

I thought that I remembered seeing in a movie that a suit sold for around $20 at the turn of the 20th century.

From https://www.reference.com/history/much-did-things-cost-1900-9e40559daa251473

"A properly dressed gentleman in 1900 would have spent between $7 and $16 on his suit..."

I don't even know exactly what common-date double eagles are selling for, but I think in the $1200-$1500 range. Not out of the realm of possibility for a decent-quality suit.

I think that such comparisons are valid across the board. Several years ago, I traded a $20 gold piece for a Colt Python. A good pistol probably cost $10-$20 a hundred years ago.

As the expression says, it's all relative.

 

If you place a Kleenex one layer over two coins
one clad and the 1965 ...the silver will be brighter.

 

Welcome to CT...if it WAS silver, it would be a 1964...then worth about $5

 

@fadl,

IF you want to get technical about your 1965 Washington Quarter, it is an RDV-005, also know as Type E, which is a common variety.

A good find would be to a 1965 Washington Quarter RDV-003, also know as Type C, which is considered a Scarce Reverse Die Variety.

As mentioned, these can still be found in pocket change or in rolls from the bank.

Ref:
http://heartlandcoinclub.com/Documents/Washington Quarters Reverse Design Varieties - Quick Reference Guide.pdf

Best wishes...

 

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Thank you sir for your help

 

Oops... my reply was meant to be for @fadl not for @Blissskr, sorry...

Your are welcomed @fadl

 

Here is the edge of the coin

 

Yes, it shows the inner copper and the nickel alloy on the outside.