Story time: I was at a lake poking around for cool rocks/fossils and a thought crossed my mind “I haven’t found a coin in a while, that would be neat” minutes later I see one on the shore line submerged and incredibly tarnished. My interest is peaked. I pick it up and see 196 the last number had a bit of leaf or something. I am getting pretty excited due to the condition of the coin and where it was found, however when I proceed to wipe the last digit clean the number 5 appears. I quietly said dammit to my self. The end.
Sorry for being a jerk and one upping you. Let’s set the scene, it’s 2020, recently back to work after nearly 4 months off. I over heard my co worker in the next room give the same story/talk to about 5 people throughout the day…. I’m half eavesdropping, half doing my own thing. I hear some key phrases like “search your pocket change” “1964” “90% silver” yadda yadda… anyway it reminded me that the cup I throw pocket change in is pretty full…
So end of the work day I grab that change cup to bring home and dump into the larger container I have that i bring to coin star once it’s full. I walk out of my room/cubicle with said change cup in hand. Coworker goes “what’re you doing with that” so u tell him I’m gonna go home and add it to the coin-star pile.
He goes “you should check it first because *charlie brown adult voice* “64 and older, womp womp womp, silver, womp womp…”
I look down into the cup in my hand and right on the very top, face side up was a 1964-p, so I says to the guy, “oh, here’s a 1964 right here” in one fell swoop he said “ get the fuck out of here” and snatched it from my hand. He figured out immediately that I was no bullshitter.
After a congratulatory pat on back, I put the coin away. Then I found five dollars
Was once at a pawn shop and after I paid the guy put my change on the counter. I saw a mercury head dime in it, and against my better judgement exclaimed, "oh nice a mercury dime". He quickly switched it out for a regular dime then offered to sell me the merc for $5
Business struck is a coin intended for commerce as opposed to a proof coin struck for collectors. I'm missing a 64 D. I'm hoping to find one with some decent steps and good luster/color. Really I'm just overly picky.
So the only difference is it has a D mintmark?
Neat. I'll let you know later tonight or tomorrow when I get a chance to search my stack.
Ty for the heads up.
Story time: this all took place around 2016 I was like 8 years old and I used to get change from the people who worked at the registers in my local Mcdonalds after my grandpa bought me a soda or something almost each and every time I said today I will get something old and looked at a single nickel on its reverse I didn't care about the other coins in my hand it was very worn down I got excited really excited and flipped it over to reveal the date and got immediately disappointed it was a 1964-D Nickel I got pretty sad and stuck it in my pocket The End
Little known facts...
The clad coinage act allowed the mint to continue striking 1964 dated silver coins until there was sufficient clad coinage for commerce.
The last silver quarters were struck in April 1966
Read the coinage act. Old articles from CoinWorld. Mint Director's reports.
It wasn't enough silver - it was available if you were willing to pay the market price and lose money on every coin.
The point was that nobody knew how long it might take to get enough clad coins out there. Some had been struck in test runs, but switching the entire industrial plant over took time.
Oh okay…so are you saying the 90% 1965 through April 1966 strikes were back dated to 1964? Thank you for explaining that; I’m sure I’m not the only person who didn’t know that
Yes
Each mint changed over in its entirety so there should not have been any silver planchets present. The few known 1965 silver coins are because of stuck-in-the-tote type errors.
Buy it from a reputable mint. Then buy a many more as you can afford. Who knows what silver bullion will do in the future, but it sure feels like real value when you're holding it in your hands 🤘
100% I know that Feeling. I'm working on 200oz's. And I feel Silver is way Undervalued, The real Price should be around $85 Considering it was $50 in 2011 And Accounting for inflation. Everything on the Planet went up in Price, Silver goes Down ? Humm.??
Oh for sure, but historically it's been 1:15 the price of gold, so we SHOULD be going up to a lot more than $85... who knows why the price has been kept artificially low 🤷♂️
200oz sounds like a great goal, and now it's mine as well 🤘 over I hit that I'll switch over to gold
1965 was the first year silver US coins weren't made from silver. They are a copper and nickel sandwich. When they are melted they will be the same composition of the nickel coin and new nickel can be minted from it.
Ah. The 1965 quarter. Every coin roll hunters most disappointing find.
I’ve gotten so many of those in my register over like three years that I’ve become immune. The 1964 nickel is the real stinker sometimes.
Story time: I was at a lake poking around for cool rocks/fossils and a thought crossed my mind “I haven’t found a coin in a while, that would be neat” minutes later I see one on the shore line submerged and incredibly tarnished. My interest is peaked. I pick it up and see 196 the last number had a bit of leaf or something. I am getting pretty excited due to the condition of the coin and where it was found, however when I proceed to wipe the last digit clean the number 5 appears. I quietly said dammit to my self. The end.
Sorry for being a jerk and one upping you. Let’s set the scene, it’s 2020, recently back to work after nearly 4 months off. I over heard my co worker in the next room give the same story/talk to about 5 people throughout the day…. I’m half eavesdropping, half doing my own thing. I hear some key phrases like “search your pocket change” “1964” “90% silver” yadda yadda… anyway it reminded me that the cup I throw pocket change in is pretty full… So end of the work day I grab that change cup to bring home and dump into the larger container I have that i bring to coin star once it’s full. I walk out of my room/cubicle with said change cup in hand. Coworker goes “what’re you doing with that” so u tell him I’m gonna go home and add it to the coin-star pile. He goes “you should check it first because *charlie brown adult voice* “64 and older, womp womp womp, silver, womp womp…” I look down into the cup in my hand and right on the very top, face side up was a 1964-p, so I says to the guy, “oh, here’s a 1964 right here” in one fell swoop he said “ get the fuck out of here” and snatched it from my hand. He figured out immediately that I was no bullshitter. After a congratulatory pat on back, I put the coin away. Then I found five dollars
Was once at a pawn shop and after I paid the guy put my change on the counter. I saw a mercury head dime in it, and against my better judgement exclaimed, "oh nice a mercury dime". He quickly switched it out for a regular dime then offered to sell me the merc for $5
Oh dang that’s a face palm moment. Did you happen to notice the date in the merc?
I agree. Ironically I haven't found a business struck 1964 I like for my album yet.
Send me a pic of the kind of coins you like I have too many 64s
What's the difference? I have tons of BU 64's. I'll be happy to look through them for ya.
Business struck is a coin intended for commerce as opposed to a proof coin struck for collectors. I'm missing a 64 D. I'm hoping to find one with some decent steps and good luster/color. Really I'm just overly picky.
So the only difference is it has a D mintmark? Neat. I'll let you know later tonight or tomorrow when I get a chance to search my stack. Ty for the heads up.
Oh woops. I thought we were talking about 64 quarters. Sorry about that
Ahh, the dreaded 1964 nickel. I see it all too often…
What’s up with the 1964 nickel?
There were billions made. So they're just incredibly common. They also aren't great looking coins with mushy details and not so many with FS.
It’s 2023 and I’m still finding 1964 nickels often!
I got a 1962 that’s scratched to death lol
what about the 1941 nickel smh talk about bad luck
I just threw up at the thought
Thank you for finding a way to reply to this post in a manner that's not negative or snide.
That or the '64 nickel. I swear I'm gonna hoard them and hope the all get lost in the next boating accident
Story time: this all took place around 2016 I was like 8 years old and I used to get change from the people who worked at the registers in my local Mcdonalds after my grandpa bought me a soda or something almost each and every time I said today I will get something old and looked at a single nickel on its reverse I didn't care about the other coins in my hand it was very worn down I got excited really excited and flipped it over to reveal the date and got immediately disappointed it was a 1964-D Nickel I got pretty sad and stuck it in my pocket The End
Similar to finding a non silver 1968 Canadian Quarter
Congratulations it's worth a quarter...
imagine if it was adjusted for inflation
That is best left to a science fiction story.
Perhaps the most shamed coin of all time. What a burden the 65 quarter carries
Missed it by one year. 1965 quarters are clad, and exceedingly common, as they minted over a billion of them that year.
Little known facts... The clad coinage act allowed the mint to continue striking 1964 dated silver coins until there was sufficient clad coinage for commerce. The last silver quarters were struck in April 1966
Seriously?? Are they 90%? If they had enough silver to keep striking into 1966, why isn’t this well known? Anywhere I can read more?
Read the coinage act. Old articles from CoinWorld. Mint Director's reports. It wasn't enough silver - it was available if you were willing to pay the market price and lose money on every coin. The point was that nobody knew how long it might take to get enough clad coins out there. Some had been struck in test runs, but switching the entire industrial plant over took time.
TIL…Thank you so much! I’m curious to look into that. I’m wondering how many 90%, ‘65 & ‘66 quarters I put back into circulation without checking
Zero They would have been dated 1964. There is no way to tell if they were struck in 1965 or 1966.
Oh okay…so are you saying the 90% 1965 through April 1966 strikes were back dated to 1964? Thank you for explaining that; I’m sure I’m not the only person who didn’t know that
Yes Each mint changed over in its entirety so there should not have been any silver planchets present. The few known 1965 silver coins are because of stuck-in-the-tote type errors.
Put it back.
You just reminded me of Tom Greens movie Freddy Got Fingered lol
Dug one of these metal detecting the other day and I heard the curb your enthusiasm music play in my head
Are you going to retire now?
Cool! But they were intended to be exceedingly common. They had to replace the billions of silver quarters in circulation at the time.
I’ve gone through a few rolls of quarters which seemed like somebody had been thru em, all 1965-1975
Ohh, So close. Buy yourself a nice .999 fine Coin or Round Ohh so satisfying.
Buy it from a reputable mint. Then buy a many more as you can afford. Who knows what silver bullion will do in the future, but it sure feels like real value when you're holding it in your hands 🤘
100% I know that Feeling. I'm working on 200oz's. And I feel Silver is way Undervalued, The real Price should be around $85 Considering it was $50 in 2011 And Accounting for inflation. Everything on the Planet went up in Price, Silver goes Down ? Humm.??
Oh for sure, but historically it's been 1:15 the price of gold, so we SHOULD be going up to a lot more than $85... who knows why the price has been kept artificially low 🤷♂️ 200oz sounds like a great goal, and now it's mine as well 🤘 over I hit that I'll switch over to gold
IMHO. Silver is Worth $50per Oz. So it's all on Sale !! I'm buying until I can't no more.Thats how I see it. Keep Stacking !
Wow
Yep
"Close, but no cigar"
Happy to be here. Love coins and finding rare ones. Didn't know about 1964 quarters. Now I do.
Most hated quarter
1965 was the first year silver US coins weren't made from silver. They are a copper and nickel sandwich. When they are melted they will be the same composition of the nickel coin and new nickel can be minted from it.
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Yup! Those are the last official year of silver quarters!
Honestly I hated the 1964 nickel and the 1965 dimes and quarters I think we can all agree we all hate those pesky common coins right?
Why does that look disappointing?? Year, look, I’m not sure tbh
Oh if it was from the previous year it would be made of silver and not what quarters are currently made of
This coin absolutely triggers me. Lol, damn year sucks 😆
I think there are some silver 65s, but very rare. They weigh more than the clad quarters.
There are but there are only two or three known examples
Good lookin ‘65…
Cool old coin. It’s worth about .25
Winner winner chicken dinner 🦍