silver?

[BenButton]

I found this at work today. I'm having trouble finding info on it. It looks proof, and has all silver ridges. Drop test sounds silver. Any info on it?












wheats - 70
steel pennies - 1
V nickels - 1
buffalo nickels - 4
wartime nickels - 1
mercury dimes - 1
silver dimes - 7
silver quarters - 4
90% halfs - 0
40% halfs - 0

 

[Mackaydon]

Your coin is composed of nickel-plated steel. 4.43 g. (KM #765) 23.9 mm diameter.
I don't know the mintage but the current (2013) price list mentions retail value of $2.00 in MS-63 condition.
Don.......

 

[Dihren]

Your coin is composed of nickel-plated steel. 4.43 g. (KM #765) 23.9 mm diameter.
I don't know the mintage but the current (2013) price list mentions retail value of $2.00 in MS-63 condition.
Don.......

Sweet! I have one of those!

 

[sagittarius98]

It is a Canadian commemorative quarter for the Winter Olympics. Mackaydon answered the rest of your question. Canadian coins will always have solid silver-colored edges.

 

[Dihren]

It is a Canadian commemorative quarter for the Winter Olympics. Mackaydon answered the rest of your question. Canadian coins will always have solid silver-colored edges.

Yah it annoying when your CRH'ing and you think you've found a silver, but its a clad Canadian.

 

[CoinFetcher]

I have the snowboarder, and the wheelchair curler.

 

[BenButton]

Yah it annoying when your CRH'ing and you think you've found a silver, but its a clad Canadian.

I know I got so excited when I saw that silver edge haha. O well at least a customer handed me a wartime

wheats - 70
steel pennies - 1
V nickels - 1
buffalo nickels - 4
wartime nickels - 1
mercury dimes - 1
silver dimes - 7
silver quarters - 4
90% halfs - 0
40% halfs - 0

 

[unclemac]

Canada issued a bunch of different quarters to commemorate the Olympics...here is a good link

Royal Canadian Mint Olympic coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[skydog]

Yah it annoying when your CRH'ing and you think you've found a silver, but its a clad Canadian.

I hate when that happens! Talk about riding the roller coaster of emotions!

 

[digging440yrs]

When in doubt if its silver, use a magnet---silver will not stick to a magnet

 

[sagittarius98]

Yah it annoying when your CRH'ing and you think you've found a silver, but its a clad Canadian.

There is no such thing as a clad Canadian. It can be 99.9% nickel or steel, but never clad.

 

[mercury1]

Yah it annoying when your CRH'ing and you think you've found a silver, but its a clad Canadian.

The reeding on Canadian coin is different then American. I can usually tell from the reeding and then the question is whether the Canadian is silver or not.