Why is my 1965 coin so shiny

I found this 1965 coin. Very shiny and only silver on side,but only weighs 5.68 grams

 

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Simple.. Plated.

 

Ditto! ~ Chris

 

Thanks!

 

Definitely plated

 

Virginia Neering,

You will want to practice holding coins ONLY by their edges.

 

Basic skills of coin collecting:

1. NEVER CLEAN OR RUB ANYTHING (Even with water)
2. Hold by edges and never touch the surface
3. Identify cleaned coins
4. Identify polished/plated/tampered-with coins
5. Grade raw coins accurately
6. Know dates and compositions

Learn and master these and you will be the best coin Padawan to exist. This coin is plated (4), you should never touch the surface (2), and quarters are silver only from 1964 and before, so this coin is clad, and therefore its edge should look half silver and half copper (6). All of these skills apply equally on anything, so get learning!

Welcome to CT by the way!

 

I receive a lot of very shinny old coins in my daily change on a regular basis. I'm thinking they are being cleaned before I receive them in my change. There is a hotel up in San Francisco that's been cleaning coins for decades. After learning of that hotel's practice, every time I get a nice clean shinny old coin, I just figure it's from that hotel.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/coin-washer-cleans-sf-hotels-money/1899420/

 

Welcome to CT.

 

I clean coins that are 1700-2500 years old...

 

Me Too!

 

your not suppose to? Aah man!!

 

Almost every time a 1965 silver color quarter is put on here a lot of members say it is plated. I'm not trying to say this one is silver but it may be worth having it looked at by someone that knows a lot about coins. A few quarters were accidentally made in 1965 from the left over 1964 silver planchets.

 

The chances of finding a 1965 quarter struck on a silver planchet are approaching lotto odds. As others have said, plating coins after they leave the mint is fairly common and is a frequent question on coin talk

Don't let the previous poster get your hopes up. He forgot to mention how you can easily check to see if it's silver yourself. 1965 quarters struck on clad planchets weigh 5.67 grams with a +/- tolerance of 0.227 gms. Silver quarters weigh 6.25 grams +/-0.194 gms. If you have access to a scale you do it yourself, or even take it a local jeweler. If it weighs 6.25 grams, come back and we'll talk

Your pics look like it's plated with something. Nickel and chrome will give that shiny look that's different from a silver coin.

Hopefully this info is helpful

 

simple, weigh it.

 

I'm on here to help new members or anyone else if I can. If I see other members giving answers not totally right to OP'S coin questions I will speak up.. Looks like someone said the odds of finding a silver 1965 quarter would be approaching lottery odds. That is not true , quite a few folks have found them. No one can look at a photo and say for sure if a coin is plated or not unless the plating is flaking off , because photos usually don't look exactly like the coin in question.

 

Really? How many or is that something "Everyone knows"?

https://www.quora.com/What-percenta...but were,silver is probably around 0.0000015%.

 

Wow! Just WOW! You were up past midnight.