The coin can't be solid copper. From 1965 to date all quarters are made from a copper-nickel sandwich composition. If it's a dark color, it's likely been exposed to some chemical that has corroded it. Take it to a coin dealer for an assessment.
It's a novelty item worth couple of cents for the gold plating plus whatever the underlying quarter is worth. If the quarter is copper-nickel, then it's only worth a quarter. If it's a special silver "prestige" quarter made in San Francisco it's at least worth maybe $3.50 for its metal content.
You have to inspect your coin carefully. If it has a P or D mint mark, it's made of copper-nickel, not silver and is only worth 25¢. If it has an S mint mark and a copper-colored edge it's a copper-nickel proof coin worth maybe $2 to $11 depending on its quality. If it's in a holder labelled "Prestige Proof", then it IS a silver coin, but it's not solid silver. U.S. silver coins have at least 10% copper in them. These were made for collectors and sell for $3 to $15 depending on quality and which state is depicted.
Go find a coin dealer. That's unusual.
A 1776-1976 no proof quarter dollar worth in 2012
I have a 1994 quarter double date, what is the worth ?
Yes, it is extremely rare to find a copper quarter as U.S. quarters have been made of a copper-nickel alloy since 1965. Prior to that, quarters were made of 90% silver until 1964. If you have a quarter that appears to be copper, it may be the result of a mint error or some form of altered coin.
It's not solid silver. U.S. silver coins have at least 10% copper in them. See the Related Question for more information.
Sorry but there is no such coin. Before 1965 quarters were made of 90% silver and 10% copper. In 1965 to date they were made from about 92% copper and 8% nickel.
25 cents.
It is unlikely that you have a clad 1964 quarter, all quarters dated 1964 should be 90% silver, not the copper-nickel clad of 1965-present. Look on the rim of your coin, if it is a solid color (usually solid white but silver tones easily to different colors) it is silver, if it has a line of copper through it it is clad (compare it with a quarter from your pocket change). If it is clad, it is an error and worth quite a bit of money. If it is silver it is worth about $6 for the silver content.
Quarters from 1983 are still worth 25 cents.
No circulating U.S. coins were ever made of solid silver. They'd be so soft they'd wear out very quickly. All "silver" coins are part copper for hardness.
The US never made solid silver quarters. They would not be hard enough to stand excessive ware during circulation. They were made with a combination of 90% silver and 10% copper.
It's worth a quarter because we trust the economy and believe it to be a quarter. Although the physical value is not worth a quarter, it's still worth a quarter. So no you're not getting ripped off.
A quarter never had 25 cents worth of copper in it. Quarters used to be made of roughly 25 cents worth of silver, but are now made of mostly copper due to cost reasons. The fact remains that a quarter is still worth 25 cents, and if you should so wish you could go and buy 25 cents worth of copper with it (a little more than two ounces of copper). Sorry I ment to say a quarter used to have 25 cents worth of silver in it now it has 2 cents worth of copper are you getting ripped off? I will reenter the question. Thanks.
The 2006 quarter is composed of a core of pure copper with outer layers of copper-nickel. If there was truly no copper then there would be no coin. If the usual copper line is missing from the edge of the quarter it is not because there is no copper in it but because as the blank quarter was stamped out of the sheet of metal, the outer layers containing the nickel were "smeared" over the edge of the blank quarter by the cutting die and concealing the customary copper band. Scraping the edge of the coin would reveal the copper.
They're each currently worth 2 cents for the copper.