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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brdarth, post: 3986216, member: 109767&quot;]I’ve never collected coins so forgive my lack of knowledge here.&nbsp; I’ve been reading a bit on here and you guys have a ton of useful knowledge!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I was sorting out a bunch of old change and found this fella that seemed off.&nbsp; It’s a 65 quarter that sounds like silver but has the copper on the side.&nbsp; I don’t have scales, but tried the seesaw.&nbsp; It’s lighter than a clad quarter (5.67) and just barely heavier than a nickel (5). </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I had a jeweler see what he thought of it and he said it sounded like silver, not like any of the other clad coins he checked either.&nbsp; He figured it couldn’t be silver either though bc of the copper but suggested I hold onto it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand in its shape it probably wouldn’t be of value anyway, but I like it and I’m super curious. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on what it could be to be so different?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Any chance of other metals attempted in the transition? </p><p><br /></p><p>Any chance a quarter could have been stamped on a half dollar planchet bc they were made of silver/copper clad that year?&nbsp;&nbsp; (Is that even possible it those machines?) I understand silver would be heavier, but I feel like a considerable amount of whatever metal it is must be missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The edges are pretty much flat if that matters also. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for your opinions!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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