Here's where @baseball21 is all wet. He insists I've been where newbs are, and I deny I ever was. I became involved in U.S. coins in 1963. No Internet. He says that's my only difference, but it isn't. All of the below came way AFTER the Internet. I got an interest in British coins. I bought a book. I got an interest in Swiss coins. I bought a book. I got an interest in French coins. I bought a book. I got an interest in Russian coins. I bought a book. I will soon develop an interest in Ancient coins. I will buy several books. I already am collecting auction catalogs of Ancients. I won't be asking questions here. It's a cultural difference thing.
Asking us to answer your question is not research. If you did a quick google search somewhere along the lines of "1965 quarter value", then you could find the answer to your question within a minute.
Look what I got in change just today. A 1967 quarter. Notice it’s condition? Not too bad but not “great” either. Probably worth 25 cents.
I just got an old nickel in change so I was hoping for something, as there are mostly D's and S's out here. But it was just a 1940 Philly. sigh
I have a feeling you would get a details grade also. I'm thinking you would be considered improperly cleaned or whizzed trying to make your appearance better.
It might just be the lighting and the odds are overwhelming against this but that quarter looks silver to me. Can you post a picture of the edge of the coin? It’s not unheard of for the mint to accidentally use a wrong planchet multiple years after a composition change (1990D 3.1g copper penny).
I think they made so many of them and over used the dies, a lot of them appear mushy. Plus, they have been in circulation over 50 years and that takes a toll. You'll need to find an early strike that hasn't been very abused. I find a ton of 1965 and 1976 quarters (MD) if I find a nice one, I will post a photo. I would have to go through 4000 of them in 10 jars in the garage, so maybe on a rainy day when the electricity goes out.
I’d show you my NGC MS67, but it’s in secure storage, and it’s NOT an SMS coin, but a business strike.
That's not too surprising. Despite having a huge mintage and being extremely common (they cranked out tons of 'em because they had to start replacing all the earlier silver coins in circulation), 1965 quarters can be tough to find in decent grade. Back when they were made, they immediately became "workhorse" coins in commerce. And 53 years later, quite a lot of them are still out there working. And relatively few got set aside to survive in Mint State. So the ones that are out there are for the most part pretty well worn.
