1939 quarter....silver?

[jocap]

I found this 1939 quarter today at an old swim hole. I'm thinking it's definitely silver but figured I would run it by the experts.

HH

 

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[Maryland Searcher]

Of course its silver. Any washington quarter, roosevelt dime, dollar or half dollar before 1964 is silver. Anything after that for a few years is 40% silver clad. I forget the date, but after a certain year they switched to knickel instead of silver and have no silver content.
Many more finds in your future! Keep it up and good luck!

 

[BuckleBoy]

90% silver on dimes, quarters, and halves up to and including 1964. Then 40% silver on the halves only up to and including 1970. Silver nickels during World War II (I think these were about 35% or so).

Nice Find! Did you find it with a detector or did you eyeball it?

Buckleboy

 

[jocap]

90% silver on dimes, quarters, and halves up to and including 1964. Then 40% silver on the halves only up to and including 1970. Silver nickels during World War II (I think these were about 35% or so).

Nice Find! Did you find it with a detector or did you eyeball it?

Buckleboy

Thanks, I found it with my Cortes, along with some clad and a ring I thought at first was pewter but after cleaning it I'm leaning towards sterling silver ( discolored yet and can't find a stamp ).

HH.

 

[jocap]

Of course its silver. Any washington quarter, roosevelt dime, dollar or half dollar before 1964 is silver. Anything after that for a few years is 40% silver clad. I forget the date, but after a certain year they switched to knickel instead of silver and have no silver content.
Many more finds in your future! Keep it up and good luck!

Thanks MS, it was appreciated!

HH

 

[twister]

nice silver

hh twister