1965 Quarter....not copper / nickel or silver

I wouldn't get too hung up on the low level components in a handheld XRF test. These units use an algorithm that measures the energy level of of an excited electron as it is hit with an Xray. There is a lot of overlap in multicomponent materials, which makes it difficult to be confident of the low level elements. Unless you run a Gage R&R or some other statistical analysis on the sample, I would tend to ignore the Pt an Ga values that the OP reported.

There's a reason why handheld units are a lot cheaper than those in a research labs and why the results from a trained technician are more accurate than some guy in a "We buy gold" place. That being said, I feel confident that the quarter is primarily tin and lead based on the the handheld results, but do I believe it to a 1/10th of a percent as per the reported comp? No way.

 

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I don't believe there is any platinum in this coin.
I am just saying, you aren't putting $1.42 worth of platinum in a .25 cent fake coin.
Even if the coin is old, the platinum spot then, is still worth more than the coin.

 

I think it is like 1.2 something grams.

 

Tolerance of ± 0.227 grams. 5.443-5.897.

 

I am on the same side as Oldhoopster on it. IMO, Jim

 

43.3% lead? I'd think with it nearly half lead it would weigh much more than what is being claimed it weighs.

 

What I want to know is whether rascal ever quoted paddyman again over the following year. This is good stuff.

We need a popcorn emoticon.

 

I think the Old Hoopster get's 3 points for his shot at it.......

 

I was just about to crack a beer, then saw it was from a year ago. Boo.