My quarter is a 1973 quarter and has a copper finish. It looks exactly like a regular quarter but has a different color. That is the ony difference. I have a feeling it might be worth something but I am not really sure. Thanks for anything y can tell me.
2007-05-08 06:55:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Your quarter is worth exactly that.... a quarter.
2007-05-14 06:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Me 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
It's probably worth about 25 cents. I'd guess that's it's been chemically discolored somehow, especially if the color is even distributed over the whole surface of both sides.
However, since 1965 U. S. quarters have been made of an alloy of nickel and copper. If you look at a quarter from the edge, you'll see that the coin is laminated (made in layers) with copper core and a silver colored layer on each side. One of these layers is much thinner than the other. This may have worn away revealing the copper layer underneath. Check and see if both sides of the coin are copper colored (probably chemical change) or just one side (worn away) and if that side is evenly worn.
There is the unlikely and rare possibility that the silver layer was missed. That would be an error coin and might have some value. But I think it's unlikely.
2007-05-08 07:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by pingraham@sbcglobal.net 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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I found a copper colored quarter, How much would this quarter be worth?
My quarter is a 1973 quarter and has a copper finish. It looks exactly like a regular quarter but has a different color. That is the ony difference. I have a feeling it might be worth something but I am not really sure. Thanks for anything y can tell me.
2015-08-06 14:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you get too excited ,check to see if it was plated. there are copper coated quarters that are errors from the mint .these bring big money . If the clad layer peeled away from one side or the other ,then it is worth a lot of money . if the quarter was left in the annealing drum too long it gets coated with a copper color dust - also worth money ,but not as much . I forgot to mention that the seam on the edge of the coin worries me .I am leaning towards a Plated coin . Go to an unbiased collector in a local coin club to get a professional opinion . DON`T go to a dealer ,as he will tell you it is not worth anything ,then offer to buy it .
2016-03-22 18:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1973 Quarter
2016-10-01 11:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some one did something too the coin after it left the mint is most likely, or it is environmental damage. If it was missing one of the clad layers, it would be copper color only on that side. If missing both clad layers, then the coin would be real thin. Take it to a coin dealer and have him or her look at it. Items like yours are found all the time and 99.9% 0f the time it is a damaged coin and not an error coin. It is best to check with a dealer to just make sure.
2007-05-08 07:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by Taiping 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
worth 25 cents
2007-05-08 07:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by Liberty Belle 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its value beyond 25-cents would be for amusement. I presume someone electroplated it.
2007-05-08 07:43:04 · answer #8 · answered by h_brida 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Google it online or start a bid on e-bay.
2007-05-08 09:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋