40% silver quarters

Were the bicentennial 40% quarters the only 40% quarters ever minted?

 

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Yes, that was a unique fineness for the 1976-dated quarters.

 

Yes.

 

I thought so. I wonder why they don't have more of a price premium?

 

The mintage numbers would be my reasoning.

 

I have a question regarding the '76-S quarter... did San Francisco only mint proofs?

 

True to a point, the mirror finish proofs were indeed struck at the San Fran mint. The 40% that the other posters were talking about, not only did they exhibit a business strike finish, but they were San Fran struck coins as well.

 

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

Here's a circulated version of the coin in question:

 

Could that be a clad (i.e. 0% silver) proof from San Fran...just badly worn (er...toned)???

 

The Red Book is a great source of information for these types of questions and it would show that S-mint quarters were produced in both traditional clad as well as silver in both proof and business strike versions. The coin in question looks to me to be a silver business strike.

 

Agree.....

 

It's silver.

 

So post a pic already.........

 

Scroll up.

 

Now how the devil did I miss that?

 

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Drinking already?

 

Nah, but it is 5 o'clock somewhere........

 

Actually the only copper-nickel clad coins (1776-1976 quarters and halves) from the SF mint were proofs, right? If I read my Red Book correctly.