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1967 Canadian quarter...Worthless? Ha!

XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
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I see in my coin book that for this year there are both .800 and .500 silver quarters with the same weight. I think the same is true for the dime, too. Maybe there are others that I'm not aware of.

How can one differentiate the two types?

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  • chuckfarthingchuckfarthing Posts: 158
    Charlton says the two are not "distinguishable by eye". You could always do the "Drop Test". Maybe they sound different?image
  • docday2003docday2003 Posts: 1,100
    they are both pretty much worthless, so why would you care?
  • canadiancoinguycanadiancoinguy Posts: 405
    Drop test actually is how I differentiate if I need to. Have a pre-66 in one hand, and a 1968 in the other hand. Drop each, then drop a 1967, which should match one of them. Keep on trying until you're sure which fineness you have. True though, that nobody really cares.
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  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    Drop test (on a glass surface) saved me once , from buying a 1833 counterfeit drachma in unc !image
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  • PhilipPhilip Posts: 847


    << <i>Drop test (on a glass surface) saved me once , from buying a 1833 counterfeit drachma in unc !image >>



    Are there really 1833 Drachmai in UNC? image
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  • bohica268bohica268 Posts: 478 ✭


    << <i>they are both pretty much worthless, so why would you care? >>



    Somebody trying to put together a complete set of circulating Canadian coins might care. The two have slightly different KM#'s ( 68 and 68a I think).
  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭


    << <i>they are both pretty much worthless, so why would you care? >>



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    The coin's worth is irrelevant.

    The fineness is an inherent property of the coin, and many like to properly identify and classify coin varieties based on these sort of characteristics.

    The coin's worth is an arbitrary measure based on how many people are interested in a coin at a given point in time, and what they're willing to pay for it. It has nothing to with the coin itself. It's the difference between numismatics and the coin business.



    This Canadian quarter...actually all of these Canadian Centennial coins...are really cool looking coins. Quite frankly, I'm delighted that they are worthless! It just makes it that much cheaper to obtain primo piecesimage
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928 ✭
    That's a good post, XpipedreamR. image

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