If you find one in your pocket change, you can tell a 1965 quarter is silver by its slightly heavier weight and shiny completely silver color. Silver 1965 quarters have no visible copper around the edge of the coin. Regular clad 1965 quarters look more like present-day quarters since they’re made with the same metal composition. “Planchets” are the blank metal disks used to make coins. Therefore, saying a quarter was “struck on a silver planchet” means that the quarter was made using a blank coin made of 90% silver.
“Reeded” edges refer to the ridged or grooved edging mainly found on quarters and dimes in US currency.
Meanwhile, standard clad 1965 quarters will be lighter, weighing roughly 5. 67 grams, with slight variations possible. Essentially, if your 1965 quarter weighs over 6 grams, it’s worth moving to the next step of the authentication process!
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) American Numismatic Association Certification Service (ANACS) Independent Coin Graders (ICG)
If you don’t have a digital coin scale, any scale capable of measuring in increments of hundredths of a gram will also work.
Transitional error 1943 copper pennies are precious, often worth tens of thousands! Steel pennies could still be a worthwhile find! Circulated steel pennies are only worth about 30 cents now, but uncirculated pennies (pennies that never entered the money supply and show no signs of wear) are worth 50 cents to 20 dollars.
The extra leaf results from a defective coin die (the metallic stamps used to strike new coins) that altered the appearance of these rare quarters. There are two varieties: a Low-Leaf quarter with the second leaf further down the corn ear and a High-Leaf quarter with the two leaves located much closer together. These error quarters can be worth as much as $200 or $300!
A circulated 1964 clad quarter is worth at least $5,000, while an even rarer uncirculated coin is worth around $12,000!
As with any other rare coin, be sure to verify your 1971 or 1977 Kennedy silver half-dollar, as it can be worth thousands of dollars in good condition.
Silver Eisenhower dollars were intentionally produced as commemorative coins available by special order. Despite this, some silver dollars accidentally entered circulation. Silver dollars with a lot of wear might not be worth much more than their original value, but pristine or uncirculated silver dollars can be worth thousands! Get the coin examined by a professional to determine its worth.
