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TheStoneOfSisyphus 14 points ago +14 / -0

copper. I have loads of them. Quarters from 1964 and earlier have silver, too.

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Pelosi_Halitosis 11 points ago +11 / -0

Yes, but the silver coins are more difficult to find in circulation, however, I've found a few. When I do find them in change, it's usually because i paid cash at an icecream place or other establishment that attracts kids. I think some kids find a load of quarters at relative's and think they're just quarters, so they grab a handful not realizing they're silver. They make a unique noise, so they're easily spotted.

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TheStoneOfSisyphus 10 points ago +10 / -0

Oh yes, the clang they make is quite different. And the sides are different. I have gotten exactly TWO in all of my time out of change at the store - and this was back about 10 years ago. I get mine from Ebay or online or at gold/silver/coin stores.

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Pelosi_Halitosis 9 points ago +9 / -0

All my scrap silver coins have come from estate auctions. I have hundreds if not thousands of silver coins from auctions. Hey, when they're giving away 10 Morgan's for $120, it's not difficult to stand there and buy every lot. Lol!

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TheStoneOfSisyphus 6 points ago +6 / -0

Wow! I admit I'm jealous, lol.

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RocketSurgeon22 3 points ago +3 / -0

What year are the silver quarters?

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Pelosi_Halitosis 8 points ago +8 / -0

1964 and prior, I have all kinds of years, some of my earliest ones are from the mid 1800's.

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ddragon 3 points ago +3 / -0

I remember, after he passed, sorting through coins that my grandfather had coffee cans full of in his closet. Coolest ones I remember were a couple silver dollars from 1796 or 1798. Felt like I was holding history.