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The mass of an 80% silver centennial quarter is 5.83 grams, whereas the mass of a 50% silver centennial quarter is 5.05 grams. ------------- I don't think that this is correct. The nickel quarter made in 1968-1999 is indeed 5.05g, but the 80% and 50% silver quarters are each listed as 5.83g. Since Silver and Copper (the other componant of Canadian silver coins) have different densities (10.49g/cm3 for Silver and 8.96g/cm3 for Copper), the 80% and 50% coins should have either different weights or different volumes. Doing the math, if an 80% coin had a weight of 5.83g, it should have a volume of 0.5725cm3; a 50% coin with a volume of 0.5725cm3 should then have a weight of 5.57g. Alternatively, if the 50% coin has the same 5.83g weight, it should have a volume of 0.5994cm3; this implies, assuming that the coins have the same diameter, that the 50% should be about 5% thicker, which I think would be tough to discern without a fairly accurate micrometer (and, of course, a knowledge of how thick the 80% coin is meant to be).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe color looks a bit different, but it's difficult to describe. The easiest way is by weight. If it is 50% silver, it should weigh 5.8319 grams; if it is nickel, it should weigh 5.0600 grams.
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∙ 8y agoCanadian nickels have never contained any silver.
Their composition depends on the date:
- nickel-plated steel : 2000-present
- 75% copper, 25% nickel : 1982-1999; some until 2006
- 99.9% nickel : 1922-1942, 1946-1951, 1955-1981
- chrome-plated steel : 1944-1945, 1951-1954
- 88% copper, 12% zinc ("tombac") 1942-1943
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∙ 12y agoNo. There are two versions of the 1968 Quarter. One with 50% silver and one made of nickel.
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∙ 7y agoSome are 50% silver/50% copper, others are pure nickel. The easiest way to tell the difference is that the nickel version is magnetic.
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∙ 7y agoBeing that both the 80% and 50% versions weigh the same, there is no simple method to tell the two apart. Given the relatively low value either way, testing costs more than they're worth.
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By the date. The Jefferson nickels were made from a copper, silver and manganese alloy during World War II: 1942-1945
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How can you tell a silver half dollar?
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