Silver Quarter!

[Rosco53]

Got another bag of quarters, was a skunk until I found this:


Saw the edge and kinda got my hopes up, but NOT what I was expecting. Seriously, I never expected to find a silver one, let alone a Canadian Silver :-p Got the bag hoping to find another for my books, didn't even (seriously) think about Silver.
Looked into it and its either 50% or 80%, somehow they both weigh the same, but yeah... Anyone know how to tell them apart? Thanks, happy hunting everyone!

 

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[Immy]

Congrats!

Best way I've found is compare the ring sound to a pre-1967 and to the 50% 1968. The 50% will have a duller ring.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

From what I've always been told, there is no fool-proof method to determine 50% from 80% Canadian silver. Therefore, the coins that can be either are considered 65% for buying/selling purposes.

 

[thurmownator]

From what I've always been told, there is no fool-proof method to determine 50% from 80% Canadian silver. Therefore, the coins that can be either are considered 65% for buying/selling purposes.

Like Arkie says, here’s a post on this very subject I started back in 2011:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/242028-67-canadian-quarters.html

 

[Greastart]

What he said. That's a pretty coin for sure! Congrats and thanks for posting.

 

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[A2coins]

That's a cool coin way to go