1965 Silver Quarter?

I mean on the left. Lol.

Seriously, if it’s underweight, that says enough...

 

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Have it graded/authenticated.

 

That's about as close as I can get with my phone camera. To my eyes, it looks identical in color to the 1964 silver quarter I have.

 

by who anacs?if it were certified by ngc or pcgs and it is real wouldn't it cost hundreds of dollars?

 

He’s saying you’re leaving forensic evidence behind holding it like that.

 

Is that a bad thing?? As I said earlier...new to the coin game.

 

You can take it to a coin dealer or jeweler who has an XRF analyzer that can determine the metal content of your quarter. This will remove all doubt about your quarter being silver or not. Please let us know the results if you choose to do that. Thank you.

 

Thanks, I think that sounds like the best option. Don't want to pay a lot to get it checked just to find out it's plated.

 

As @eddiespin says, first take a known Clad and known Silver quarter and compare the sounds they make as they're gently dropped onto a solid surface...granite countertops work nicely. The Silver quarter will ring like a bell and a Clad quarter will make a dull thud.

Personally, I wouldn't do that unless the coin had Clad weight...just for confirmation that it's Clad. You don't want to waste money grading a plated clad coin. If it has the correct weight for a silver quarter, I would just send it in for authentication and see what happens.

 

Yes..

 

They don't attribute mint errors and charge you because of its rarity.

 

Fingerprints. Perspiration salts leave the prints on the surface. Initially you won’t notice them as it takes time for them to etch in. That’s why you want to hold any coins you have hopes for by the edges.

 

Coin on the left is 1964 silver quarter. Center is 1965 quarter in question. Right is 2015 clad quarter.

 

Neat. You see.. It works!
Very interesting results!

 

I would still weigh it to make sure. I have no idea what a silver plated coin would/should look like through a tissue.

 

Hahah I don't know what those results indicate though?

 

I have weighed it, it's 5.2 grams. Less than either the standard silver or the clad. More along the lines of a nickel planchet?

 

The Clad on Quarters and Dimes is comprised of Cupro-Nickel. Same thing Nickels are made of.