f you mean a US quarter dated 1964 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
US quarters were never made of sterling silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper; it's most commonly used in silverware, jewelry, and other decorative items but is too soft for use in coins. Up till 1964 quarters were struck in "coin silver" which is 10% copper. That extra 2.5% was enough to make the alloy hard enough to stand up to daily wear. At a minimum a common-date silver quarter is worth about 1/7 the price of an ounce of silver if melted. Older ones can be worth considerably more to a collector but you need to know the date, mint mark, and condition to determine a value.
U.S. quarters dated 1964 or earlier are 90% silver and worth more than a quarter.
A pre-1964 quarter, also known as a silver quarter, contains 90% silver and 10% copper. It has approximately 0.1808 troy ounces of silver. This means that in each pre-1964 quarter, there is about 0.1808 ounces of pure silver.
No circulating US silver coins were made of pure silver. It's too soft. The composition is .900 silver & .100 copper to make the coins hard enough to resist wear. Please see the Related Question for more information.
All the Washington quarters from 1932-1964 are worth more than face value just for the silver.
Quarters were never made of sterling silver. It's too soft. They were made out of coin silver, which has more copper in it, until 1964.
1964 is the most common silver Washington quarter, it's worth about $3.00
It is worth $5-6 in silver scrap. It is 90% silver.
The value is only for the silver about $3.25
1964 was the last year for silver quarters.
7-29-11>>> 1964 is the most common date for a silver Washington quarter. Most are valued for the silver only, at $6.00 as of today.
The current melt value of a 1964 Washington quarter is about $5.50 (as of 11 January 2013).
1964 was the last year for silver quarters.
There is no coin called a "quater". If however you have a QUARTER, it's worth about $3 for the silver it contains.
The value of a 1964 quarter depends on the current price of Silver. As of 2014, the value is approximately $4.00 to $6.00.
No it's not. The coin has no silver, 1964 was the last year for a US silver quarter.
The 1964 Washington Quarter has .18084oz of pure silver.