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Very definitely! All circulating US quarters minted from the start (1796) until 1964 were made of 90% silver and 10% copper.

Rising silver prices forced the Mint to switch to the current copper-nickel clad composition starting in 1965.
Yes. All US quarters minted before 1965 contained 90% silver.

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