Definition of clad?

[Bandito]

Does it stand for anything in particular or just a nickname for something? I get the impression it just means ordinary coins.

 

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[eathabs]

Yup, newer coins. From 1965 on, dimes and quarters are clad. If you take notice to the edge of a quarter or dime, you can see the copper sandwiched in. As far as pennies, 1982 was when they made the switch to the higher zinc content. That's why when you find one of the newer pennies they are sometimes very badly corroded. Zinc does not do too well in the ground.

 

[caratjuice]

Any United States dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar that is dated 1964 or earlier is made of 90% silver. In the dime series, all coins dated 1965 or later are clad coins and contain no silver at all. Quarters dated 1965 or later are all copper-nickel clad coins except for the dual-dated Bicentennial Quarters that were sold by the Mint in special Mint Sets and Proof Sets. These quarters contain 40% fine silver and have an "S" mint mark. They are different from the Bicentennial quarters you can find in circulation and were sold by the Mint at a premium to collectors.

In the Kennedy Half Dollar series, the 1964 of course is 90% silver. Halves dated 1965 through 1970 contain 40% silver. Halves dated 1971 or later are copper-nickel clad coins with the exception again of the special Bicentennial halves sold in the Mint Sets and Proof Sets with the "S" mint mark, which are 40% silver. Among Eisenhower dollars, coins dated from 1971 through 1974 with the S mintmark are 40% silver. In addition, the special Bicentennial Sets contained 40% silver coins. All other Eisenhower dollars are copper-nickel clad coins.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

I didn't know that about the Bicentennial Quarters. Now I will have to stop cashing them in as clad