1966 silver quarter

I don't see why not.

Just because they're never forthcoming in the first 6 days, who are you to shatter our hopes and dreams for pictures within 6 years?

 

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Okay.... you're right. Start holding your breath. I'll wait. :eating:

 

lmao

 

:too-funny:

 

Hey I have a 1966 Silver

I'm just saying its silver because it sounds just like it when i drop it. I found it metal detecting so its kinda worn and red. I weighed it, and only weighed 5.1 -5.2 grams, so I'm guessing it's just clad. But when you drop it, it makes the silver noise. Let me know if you guys want pics of it. Thanks, Matt

 

After weighing it. You can use a popsicle stick taped to a pencil and make a small teeter totter to compare it with either a known silver or clad quarter. Silver is heavier.

Then, if it weighs right, send it to CONECA (Combined Organization of Error Collectors of
America). I believe Dr James Wiles is attributing them now ? His fee is about $5-6.

If it is an error coin, they will forward it for you. I would choose ANACS for grading, because not all grading companies grade all of the known varieties or errors. ANACS seems to be more involved in this with a wider knowledge base than the top three companies. IMHO

gary

 

Silver does not tarnish in the ground like copper-nickel.

 

Thanks Hobo, I have had my detector for a month, still hoping to find a silver mercury dime, or 64' or before quarter.

 

Mattie,

It does not take clad coins long to tarnish. (You can demonstrate this by burying clad coins in your yard and checking them over time.) But I have found silver coins that have been in the ground over 100 years that came out of the ground as bright and shiny as the day they were dropped.

 

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i would agree with you because of the 400.00 dollars worth of quarters i found in and around parks with my garrett metal detector here in nyc. i did find what looks like a 1966 silver quarter but thought to myself that its strange that all the quarters i find in the ground are brown or red, but the 1966 quarter seems silver so what could it possibly be worth is the real questions. thanks if anyone know this question.

 

Wow, nice resurrection of a useless thread that had previously passed on

 

It is 99.9 % not silver, sorry.
many quarters have 70-80% copper and 20% not copper, and that is definitely not silver.
My 1966 has 90% silver rim, silver???

 

can't believe it took this long...

 

I can't believe this thread is still going lol. I posted my only reply on this thread when i joined this website in 2011 and now its 2015! Were did the time go

 

Time flies when looking for non-existent coins...

 

The early clad coins were made poorly and sometimes the clad edge is less visible. Probably plated though.

 

I think I have found a 1966 silver quarter. I have it as my avatar.

 

Start a separate thread so you'll get more attention.