steel quarter ????

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Years Weight Diameter/Shape Composition
2000–present 4.4 g 23.88 mm 94.0% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating
1968–1999 5.05 g 23.88 mm 99.9% nickel
1967–1968 5.05 g 23.88 mm 50% silver, 50% copper
1953–1967 5.83 g 23.88 mm 80% silver, 20% copper
1920–1952 5.83 g 23.62 mm 80% silver, 20% copper
1910–1919 5.83 g 23.62 mm 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
1908–1910 5.81 g 23.62 mm 92.5% silver, 7.5%
this is for Canada coins... why does my 1979 quarter stick to a magent

 

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[pokerbear]

Pre 2001 Canadian Quarters are made from Nickel.

 

[seas1to2]

Pre 2001 Canadian Quarters are made from Nickel.

thats what the chart shows but my quarter sticks to a magnet an its a 1979

 

[RaptorSE]

Nickel is highly magnetic I believe

 

[seas1to2]

Nickel is highly magnetic I believe

I just found that out.Nickel is one of the five ferromagnetic elements. However, the U.S. "nickel" coin is not magnetic, because it actually is mostly (75%) copper. The Canadian nickel minted at various periods between 1922-81 was 99.9% nickel, and these were magnetic.

learned something today, thanks for everyone help