Silver quarters

[53' Stude]

Lately I have been getting lots of silver quarters with change here and there. I guess pops is right: people are spending them and they are back in circulation. I personally hold onto them.

 

[Rufus711]

I rarely have change anymore. But when I did, I could jingle the change in my pocket and hear if I had a silver quarter in there.

 

[97prizm]

Aren't they one of the few coins with a real amount of Silver in them vs. A coating?

 

[dippschtick]

Aren't they one of the few coins with a real amount of Silver in them vs. A coating?

1964 and older quarters are 90% silver, same with dimes. Nickels from 1942-1945 are 35% silver.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Lately I have been getting lots of silver quarters with change here and there. I guess pops is right: people are spending them and they are back in circulation. I personally hold onto them.

Kitco 5 Year Silver Chart

There is about Five Dollars of Silver in them thar Quarters!

 

[gman2304]

I haven’t received a silver coin in change in at least 40 years. As stated 1964 was the last year for circulated silver coins. You should buy a lottery ticket today, but not with the silver.

 

[cb_13]

I keep them as well. Not sure what for as I don't know where I would sell them if I did want to. I guess it's just the hoarder in me coming out!

 

[ET16]

Wow. I haven't seen a silver quarter in decades. I saw a cashier with a silver dollar in Aldi last year, though. She didn't really know what it was.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Lucky I’ve been trying to find one I’ve found tons of silver dimes never a silver quarter though. Heck at McDonald’s I always get copper pennies and silver dimes never quarters. Even got a Mercury Dime the other day. You should send me one I’ll trade you some filters to cut open LOL .

 

[PimTac]

Sounds like someone got into a big stash of them and are spending them not knowing their real value. I haven’t seen one in ages. I have a few Kennedy half dollars in silver along with silver quarters and other coins saved over the years.

 

[czbrian]

Lucky I’ve been trying to find one I’ve found tons of silver dimes never a silver quarter though. Heck at McDonald’s I always get copper pennies and silver dimes never quarters. Even got a Mercury Dime the other day. You should send me one I’ll trade you some filters to cut open LOL .

I've been pulling the copper pennies out and sticking them a bucket.

Due to rising nickel and copper prices, the value of a nickel is almost 6 cents. Maybe I should start doing the same with them.

 

[AutoMechanic]

I've been pulling the copper pennies out and sticking them a bucket.

Due to rising nickel and copper prices, the value of a nickel is almost 6 cents. Maybe I should start doing the same.

I keep all nickels 1964 and back I’ve got a few war nickels too. I know they aren’t worth much but I’m a collector. And I keep all pennies 1982 and back. I wasn’t aware the price was rising maybe that’s why the price of copper anti seize went up to $15 a container lol.

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

Kids finding their parents or grandparents stash of silver coins and spending them is my guess. That's how I lost about 85% of mine, although I suspect my daughter was smart enough to sell them to a coin dealer.

 

[Wolf359]

I think they're worth at least melt value and you get about $4.76 for a silver quarter so keep them.

 

[Kawiguy454]

My brother stole my stash of silver coins to buy cigarettes about 40 years ago not realizing he could have gotten more at the coin shop. :-(

Currency related... I have also been seeing a lot of old paper money more than usual. Last time i saw that was when economey was approaching the "bubble". it was coming out of mattresses and converted to hard goods with fear of devaluation.

 

[AutoMechanic]

My brother stole my stash of silver coins to buy cigarettes about 40 years ago not realizing he could have gotten more at the coin shop. :-(

Currency related... I have also been seeing a lot of old paper money more than usual. Last time i saw that was when economey was approaching the "bubble". it was coming out of mattresses and converted to hard goods with fear of devaluation.

Me too. I keep all of the old paper money they save it for me at all the stores around town especially since any bill 1996 and back gets shredded automatically now by the Federal Reserve due to lack of security features.

 

[JohnnyG]

Somebody broke into Grandma's piggy bank!
Saw some kids one day paying for stuff with $1.00 Silver Certificates. When I offered them $5.00 for the bill, they left.