If you are referring to a Canadian quarter, you have to know whether it's made of 80% silver or 50% silver. If it's 80%, it's worth about $2. 50% is worth about $1.50.
If you're referring to a U.S. quarter, it's not silver. Silver quarters were last struck in 1964. Since 1965 all circulation U.S. quarters have been made from "sandwich" blanks consisting of a copper core with cupronickel cladding on either side. As such, your coin is worth face value only.
So many were made that even uncirculated coins are only valued for the silver, about $5.00
Quarters can be silver from the dates 1964 and before. Silver quarters can range depending on the market price of silver. as of now, the silver price per ounce is $34. As of May 10, 2011. Find websites on line for the price per ounce. Although a silver quarter does not weigh a full ounce, it weighs very close to 1oz. Quarters weigh about half an ounce. As of now, silver quarters can range from $7-$20 depending on obverse and reverse value. A good place on line to find the market price for silver, gold, platinum, etc. go to monex.com
It will show you charts, graphs, live updates and much more. And no I am not part of this website. Its the website I use.
If it's an American quarter, it contains no silver and is worth 25 cents (the last year for U.S. silver quarters was 1964). If it's a Canadian quarter, then it DOES contain silver and is currently worth about $3.
If the coin is uncirculated the retail value is about $4.25 if it's not, bullion value is $3.30 as of today
Yes, it is made out of 90% silver and is worth around $4.50 in silver content.
same 5 cents
If you mean a US quarter dated 1962 it's not sterling silver, it's coin silver (.900 silver & .100 copper) and value as of today is $3.25 just for the silver
All US quarters produced in 1962 were composed of 90% silver and 10% copper.
The U.S. Bicentennial was in 1976 (remember when the Declaration of Independence was?)You have an ordinary silver quarter from an ordinary year. It's worth about $3 for its silver content.Bicentennial coins found in circulation are dual-dated (1776-1976) and are made of copper-nickel, not silver, so they're only worth face value.
Pre-1965 silver quarters are 90% silver with a total weight of 6.25 grams, which is then 5.625 grams of silver per quarter.
All silver Washington quarters have the same amount of silver it's .18084oz of pure silver
If the coin has any wear. The value is just for the silver, about$1.50.
Try eBay (www.ebay.com) or a local coin shop. Silver value of a 1962 US quarter (90% silver, about 0.1805 troy ounces of silver weight) would be about $2.45 (as of 9/28/07 with silver at $13.71/oz). You should expect to pay between about $3.00 (in circulated condition) to $5.00 (in proof condition).
1962 is a relatively common date. Canadian half dollars at the time were 80% silver with 20% copper, and are currently worth about six dollars just for the metal content.
The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.
It's just a silver Roosevelt dime worth about a dollar
It's worth just over $2 for the silver.
US pennies have never been made of silver.