silver washington proof

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  1. washington

    washington Member

    Hi everybody,

    I just got my first 1990's silver proof quarter. How do you tell the difference from a clad quarter? They look the same to me.

    Thanks
     
    washington, Feb 21, 2008
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  3. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Lay a clad quarter and a silver quarter both on the table side by side. Then cover them with an ordinary tissue. Then look, you'll see the difference ;)

    Of course you could just look at the edge and see the copper on the clad coins.
     
    GDJMSP, Feb 21, 2008
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  4. Oldman

    Oldman New Member

    Turn the coin on its side and look at it. If you see copper in the middle then you have a clad coin. If not and its all white metal. Your have Silver.
     
    Oldman, Feb 21, 2008
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  5. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Most of the time yes, but not always. Sometimes the outer clad layer gets pushed down over the copper so you can't see it. That's when the tissue test comes into play.
     
    GDJMSP, Feb 21, 2008
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  6. alcochaser

    alcochaser Large Clad Dollar Nut

    Not something you want to do with proof coins, but there is always the ring test.
     
    alcochaser, Feb 21, 2008
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  7. hontonai

    hontonai Registered Contrarian

    There's also more than 1/2 gram difference in weight. (The silver ones are heavier.)
     
    hontonai, Feb 22, 2008
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  8. Tater

    Tater Coin Collector

    I've never heard of the tissue test.
     
    Tater, Feb 22, 2008
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  9. washington

    washington Member

    Thanks for the tip about the tissue test. That's pretty cool. What a difference. Who ever came up with that idea.
     
    washington, Feb 22, 2008
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