I have a 2009-s american samoa quarter. The quarter appears to be 90% silver but has a copper strip on the reeding. Is it possible that a 2009 S quarter could be sandwiched with 90% silver onto a copper core? I know I am not crazy here as this coin is matching all the other 90% silver proofs. I do apoligize, my camera is down but we can have a discussion. My question being: is it possible for there to be such an error??
It is bright white transparent through a tissue and sounds like silver. The quarter matches that of a new sterling.
First, you ask others if they can confirm or refute that it is silver without providing any photos, and then you insist that it is silver. So, which is it? Chris
The tissue and sound test mean nothing. They didn't make the sterling coins in 2009. You have a clad proof.
A lot of the modern clad proofs can look silvery but if the copper is visible it's likely it just looks silver and is really a clad coin.
No. However, I pulled a 1971-S Ike out of a bag recently which has grinding marks around the rim. Within the ground area, is a bright copper core??? The coin weighs within Silver Spec and the last I knew, these 40% Silver coins received a 80$ Copper/20% Silver Alloy core which, for all practical purposes, should not look like 100% Copper. The coin weighs 24.8 grams
