Two Heavy Quarters

Found these while going through rolls, sorry I can't get a better picture of the sides right now. You can see silver and clad on both quarters.

Steve

 

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I cant see in the pictures, what years and mint?

 

Actually, those are light not heavy, if those weights are grams; as the Washingtons should weight 6.25 grams.

 

Hmm your right! maybe I should recalibrate my scale. Just chalk it up to first post complications!

 

They are 74 & 78

 

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Thanks

 

6.25 is 90% silver
Clad is 5.67

 

They ain't heavy, they're brothers.

 

I thought I read somewhere that there is a silver clad from the 70's that weighed 5.80 that is an error.

 

Clad , 5.67 +/- .227 grams , so 5.45 - 5.89 grams is within tolerances. Both are on the high end , but within range.

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Jim

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

No, they stopped making silver quarters in 64 a few have found dated 1965, very rare though, and they didn't make another silver quarter until 1992 (unless you count the 1976 40%)

 

There is a silver clad quarter from the 70's but it is not an error, the 1976-S 40% silver Bicentennials. And they did weigh 5.75 grams +/- .2 grams.