Strange 1965 quarter (silver?)

If I were you, I'd still keep it!

 

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If the coin is a silver one, the weight would be 6.25g, if not the clad one would be 5.67g. Now, if the coin was struck on a foreign planchet, then the weight could be different than stated. Oh, well good luck. -O)

 

FYI Update:

I weighed 5 quarters btw 1965-1988, which were all between 5.63 - 5.67 grams, (avg = 5.64 grams). The 1965 counterfeit (?) was 5.99 grams. So it's 6% heavier than the standard clad, but still 4% less than the 6.25 grams expected for the silver coin.

 

a very neat counterfeit.

 

wow! too bad, I was hoping you had a silver one but maybe you should still keep it, after all it's very rare even if it is a fake right? LOL

 

This is the easiest way to test for silver in coinage from 1965 on.

The U.S. Mint used silver in half dollar coins only from 1965 on, .1479 oz 40% clad Kennedys.

 

I just read this thread now. Does all this mean that you now have a lead quarter that is now bent? A lead quarter is actually pretty neat. Did anyone find evidence that it is cast or could it have been struck on lead? I'll look back at your photos & look for indications of casting.

Here is a photo of a quarter struck on a blank intended for a Philippine coin.

 

I'm back & have looked at your photos.

You posted a link to some nice photos & it was really nice to be able to zoom-in. Could you tell me how you posted the photos like that?

That being said, your coin lacks the details indicative of a struck mint product. If you look at an area like "In God We Trust", you will see that your coin's details are lacking & the letters look thicker. I believe it is a fake. Too bad it's not struck on some odd lead alloy planchet or silver as you had originally speculated.

 

Photos were put together in photoshop. Not hard to do.

I can't tell if the coin was struck or cast, but keep in mind it is kind of soft (enough to be able to bend it by hand) and it is more than 40 year old - if you believe the date on it! If so, some flattening of the lettering and raised edges might be expected by now even if it was struck. In fact, it's held up remarkably well it it's really that old.

 

Wow

This is a very interesting thread - - it certainly makes me want to take a closer look at some of those 1965 quarters. It seems like a lot of work to counterfeit a quarter but definitely a cool mystery.

 

Yeah, that was my first thought too. Then again, a quarter was worth something 40 years ago. Let me know if you run across any more lead slug quarters. I'd like to think mine is at least unique, even if it's not valuable.

 

I just obtained a quarter similar to yours today. I found it in a junk silver bin at a coin store. It's dated 1965 and looks aluminum, only heavier. I can only conclude it is either lead or zinc. Relief patterns show strength in details on the obverse, but the reverse is curiously weak and blurry despite having a strong rim. My best guess is that it was cast in a homemade clay planchet made using a real clad quarter. This post is the only other occurrence of this kind of thing that I can find on the internet. I will post pictures in a few days, once I have access to my camera again. It's a genuine oddity, even if it might be counterfeit, that will add a splash of uniqueness to my collection.

 

I have a 1965 quarter weighs 6 grams what do I do. Is it what I'm looking for. Lol

 

First thing you do is weigh it on a higher precision scale, something that goes to 2 decimal places, A copper nickel clad coin should weigh arong 5.67 grams, a silver one should weigh around 6.25 grams. But if you weigh either one on a scale that is only good to even grams, either one would show as 6 grams.

And post the result in a new thread, not one that is 8 years old.

 

Get a more precise scale.

 

Google - specific gravity testing for coins.

 

When I come across a 1965 quarter all I think about is What A Difference a year makes
Look at the rim, see any copper....
Does it sound like a 1964 quarter does on the counter.
Consider the wear and the weight.

 

You should never post here about an error or similar coin without including pictures.

You are also posting in an 8 year old thread, which is also considered bad form. Start your own thread next time.

 

Also.. Bad member name to have chosen

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