Thread: $pare change...what do you do with it?

Originally Posted by Reptile

That would not be aluminum....quarters before 1965 were made of mostly silver (90% silver and 10% copper to be exact).* They do make that distinct sound when they hit a desk, and if you look at the sides, they don't have the copper ring on them.*

Then silver they are, I always heard they were aluminum, and was never told different.Thanks for the correction. Not a big coin person myself...just know they are kinda cool to have.

And yup, a solid construction, no 90/10 on these when you look at them from the side no stripe/ring.

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