Monday, January 23, 2023

suh'm kinda neat

Found in my change a couple weeks ago:

1965 quarter and 1966 quarter

I had a handful of change from the supermarket, and noticed a sound that didn't sound like regular change.  At first I thought I'd been given some foreign coins.

I'm guessing these sounded that way because they have a bit more heft than contemporary quarters.  They stopped using real silver in these coins in mid-1965, and mine is clearly after that date if you inspect the side of the coin.  But I think even so, it weighs more than a 2023 quarter.

Kinda astonishing to think they've been circulating for more than 50 years.       

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