Mississippi P silver????

[Gareb]

This is a new one to me. I found a quarter, I would post pics but it looks like every other Miss Quarter with one exception.

It has no copper on the edge at all. When I first saw it I thought Yeah silver proof but the problem is, it is NOT a proof and it is not even minted in San Fran. It has a higher ring than a reg state quarter on the drop test.

I weighed it and compared it to other quarters. The results:

1954 silver = 6.22 - 6.5 grams on my digital scale.

Regular state quarter= 5.67 - 5.7 grams

Weird no Copper Miss= 5.76 - 5.77

It is not close to the real silver but is definitely over the regular state quarter.

Has some one found a worn (circulated) silver proof quarter that they can weigh and give the gram weight to compare it to??

If you need a pic I can take one later but as I said everything looks like a reg state quarter except the solid silver edge?

Is it even possible that a quarter could be minted on a wrong planchet at the WRONG mint??

Thanks!
Mike

[BuffaloBoy]

It's likely plated.

[sagittarius98]

The extra weight can be attributed to the plating. The plating is usually chrome and not silver.

[Numismaniac]

Most likely plated. I have found one state quarter that is plated as well. Mine was D mint. Can't remember which state.... Remember all those sets of state quarters which were gold, silver, platinum plated? That's the probably source.

Still doesn't weigh enough to be struck on wrong (silver) planchet. That would be a find. Worth tons of money...

HH

[Gareb]

The extra weight can be attributed to the plating. The plating is usually chrome and not silver.

This was my first thought also. I have found numerous gold plated halves and the gold plating is so thin you can literally wash it off with a scrubbing pad. This one got my interest up so I actually tested it using a stone and acid. Where I rubbed the edge enough to remove a small portion of the reeds, there is still no copper visible. Also this is a circulated 2002 quarter so it has nicks and dings in it, even through these you can see no change to color. With the actual acid test, on the rub, the color did not change to blood red as it does for sterling, it did change to a brown/ reddish color. There is also no loss of detail on either surface as I would expect with a plating either.

I am not saying this is an error. I just don't know exactly what it is, and wanted second opinions.
Thanks for all the input.

[sagittarius98]

The extra weight can be attributed to the plating. The plating is usually chrome and not silver.

This was my first thought also. I have found numerous gold plated halves and the gold plating is so thin you can literally wash it off with a scrubbing pad. This one got my interest up so I actually tested it using a stone and acid. Where I rubbed the edge enough to remove a small portion of the reeds, there is still no copper visible. Also this is a circulated 2002 quarter so it has nicks and dings in it, even through these you can see no change to color. With the actual acid test, on the rub, the color did not change to blood red as it does for sterling, it did change to a brown/ reddish color. There is also no loss of detail on either surface as I would expect with a plating either.

I am not saying this is an error. I just don't know exactly what it is, and wanted second opinions.
Thanks for all the input.

Interesting! How thick is the coin?