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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NSP, post: 2957433, member: 74849&quot;]Another thing worth considering is that clad coins and silver coins probably wear differently. I’m inclined to believe that a silver-copper alloy would wear faster than a copper-nickel alloy since the copper-nickel alloy is likely harder. Out of curiosity I did a quick eBay search of 1932, 1942, 1952, and 1962 silver quarters with the following assumptions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Silver quarters did not readily circulate after 1964, so all four dates I checked probably stopped circulating after 1964.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. An 1932 quarter in AU obviously didn’t circulate much, so I focused on the more worn coins for each date (e.g. - usually the lowest priced BIN coins on eBay) to get an idea of what a “typical” circulated coin would look like for each date.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I noticed is the 1962s were around AU, the 1952s were in the VF-XF range, 1942s were VG-F, and the 1932s were AG-G. This would mean it takes about 30 years for a silver Washington quarter to wear down to around Good. Obviously my 5 minute eBay endeavor is hardly perfect, but it gives a rough picture of how silver coins may wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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