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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ra1der5, post: 24550622, member: 146576&quot;]Hello People.&nbsp; I’m new here and this is my first post.&nbsp; Hoping one of you might help me out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m a beach metal detectorist and I clean and run a lot of clad through bank coin machines.&nbsp; I always check the reject tray before I begin and a couple months ago I found (what appears to be) a silver 2011D Gettysburg quarter in the tray.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1553658[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1553659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1553660[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; I don’t find anything on the internet about modern silver coins minted at Denver.&nbsp; Am I correct; only San Francisco mints modern silver coins (90% silver proofs for collectors)?</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; If Denver does not normally mint modern silver coins, would they store silver blanks in case something happened to the San Francisco mint?&nbsp; If so, wouldn’t those blanks be under strict security to prevent a silver coin from being minted without authority?</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; Using my jewelers scale, this coin weighs 5.82 grams; slightly more than modern clad (5.67g), but less than a silver proof (6.25g).</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; I’ve taken the quarter to two local coin shops.&nbsp; One said this coin is very common (but again, I don’t find it on the web).&nbsp; Both tested it and said it is 90% silver, but then one also tested a modern clad coin in front of me and it also tested at 90% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; What should be my next steps to verify the authenticity, composition, and value of this coin?&nbsp; Might I have an error coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the many questions.&nbsp; I’ve exhausted local references and don’t really believe the coin shops understand the odd circumstances I’ve discovered.&nbsp; Given the weight, my conclusion is silver plate, but I honestly don’t understand why someone might take the effort and expense of doing this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any insight is much appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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