I found this quarter at the bank I work at. Shiny edge, here's a pic: http://bayimg.com/FapcdAaBc other quarter is included for sake of comparison. oh yea it's a state quarter, pennsylvania, and P mint.
I have a similar coin, Rhode Island, P, that I found in change. According to a local coin dealer, there's someone in Delaware who is plating regular quarters with silver, and these coins don't really hold any value (at least, that's what he said about mine). Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the silver sets proof only, and would thus have an S mint instead of P?
I agree, it looks like it has been plated. What is the mint mark on the coin (small letter to the right of Washington's pony tail...will either be a P, D, or S)? It's possible its from a silver proof set.
They don't make silver mint sets! Chances are it's plated like every one says. It doesn't have the mirror finish to make me think it's a proof coin either.
They did make Silver State Quarter Proof Sets http://www.collectons.com/shop/item/13668/2004-S-SILVER-State-Quarter-Proof-Set-5-Coins But you are right it would have a S mint mark Tim
Can you weigh the coin? (A coin dealer or jeweler can weigh it for you if you don't have an accurate scale.) A clad quarter should weigh 5.67 grams. If if has been plated it may weigh slightly more but probably only 0.01 or 0.02 g or so more. A silver quarter should weigh 6.25 g.
If it was circulated, the mirror finish could very well become a lot less noticeable or disappear altogether. I can't tell in the photo if it has the strike qualities of a proof. I'd imagine it is probably plated, but it could be a silver proof someone spent.
WARNING: For those of you who don't have good security software. That site the OP used for the images tried to put a file on my computer. My security s/w blocked it. It appears it could be a spying or tracking package. Called "Bloodhound" or something like that.
Yes they made Silver 'Proof' sets. They did not make silver mint sets. Leaving off 1 word changes the set your talking about. :hug:
