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<p>[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 4178371, member: 103982"]<b>Most likely the quarter has either been plated as a novelty item after it left the mint, or a dull punch has pulled the cupronickel cladding over the edge while punching blanks from the coil.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The weight of a Silver Clad Quarter, adjusted for tolerance, is too close to the weight of a Cupronickel Clad Quarter, adjusted for tolerance, to identify the type of cladding. </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Quarter 1947-1964 = 6.250 g +/- 0.194 g (900 Ag 100 Cu)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Weight of Clad quarter 1965 – to present = 5.670 g +/- 0.227 g (75 Cu, 25 Ni on pure Cu) </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>(1976 = 5.750 g +/- 0.200 g - 40% silver clad) </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>A specific gravity test can tell. Specific Gravity Test. 90% Silver = SG 10.34; 40% Silver = SG 9.53 Cupro Nickel clad = SG 8.92 Copper Cent = SG 8.83; Zinc Cent = SG 7.17; Steel cent = 7.7 </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here are instructions about how to perform a specific gravity test:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b> <a href="https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Another alternative to determine metal content is via an XRF Scan.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>For an inexact test: Take a known silver coin and a known clad coin and lay a single ply piece of tissue over them. The silver coin will always appear bright through the tissue. Almost as if it is lit up. Compare with your coin in question.</b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 4178371, member: 103982"][B]Most likely the quarter has either been plated as a novelty item after it left the mint, or a dull punch has pulled the cupronickel cladding over the edge while punching blanks from the coil.[/B] [B]The weight of a Silver Clad Quarter, adjusted for tolerance, is too close to the weight of a Cupronickel Clad Quarter, adjusted for tolerance, to identify the type of cladding. [/B] [B]Quarter 1947-1964 = 6.250 g +/- 0.194 g (900 Ag 100 Cu)[/B] [B]Weight of Clad quarter 1965 – to present = 5.670 g +/- 0.227 g (75 Cu, 25 Ni on pure Cu) [/B] [B](1976 = 5.750 g +/- 0.200 g - 40% silver clad) [/B] [B]A specific gravity test can tell. Specific Gravity Test. 90% Silver = SG 10.34; 40% Silver = SG 9.53 Cupro Nickel clad = SG 8.92 Copper Cent = SG 8.83; Zinc Cent = SG 7.17; Steel cent = 7.7 [/B] [B]Here are instructions about how to perform a specific gravity test:[/B] [B] [URL]https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/determining-the-metal-of-a-coin-27.html[/URL][/B] [B]Another alternative to determine metal content is via an XRF Scan. [B]For an inexact test: Take a known silver coin and a known clad coin and lay a single ply piece of tissue over them. The silver coin will always appear bright through the tissue. Almost as if it is lit up. Compare with your coin in question.[/B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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