Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Oct. 30 Rarities Night auction held during the Whitman Baltimore Expo was led by the 1853 Collection, but also included a variety of other numismatic items with fascinating stories.
1965 silver non minted quarter half copper half silver nickel. $1,000.00 FREE shipping. 1965 Washington Quarter. Double die Obverse and Reverse. 5 out of 5 stars.
Here is one of three coins from the auction we're profiling in this week's Market Analysis.
The Lot:
- Off-center Coining Washington Quarter 1965. A common error in these two currencies (1965.
- Additional Info: The 1965 Quarter coin has 0 silver content. The only coins minted after 1964 to contain silver are the Kennedy Half Dollars. The 1965 quarters are 75% copper, and 25% nickel. No proof coins were issued for this year.
1965 Washington quarter dollar, wrong planchet error, About Uncirculated 53
The Price:
$7,050
The Story:
The period between 1964 and 1965 was a busy time at the U.S. Mint as it transitioned away from 90 percent silver dimes, quarter dollars and half dollars, moving the first two to a copper-nickel clad composition and the half dollar to a silver-copper clad composition (40 percent silver). As a result, a few 1965 coins struck on planchets intended for the pre-1965 90 percent silver issues are known. These are coveted by collectors. The error type is also sometimes called a “wrong metal” error.
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This 1965 Washington quarter dollar is struck on a 90 percent silver planchet and graded About Uncirculated 53 by Professional Coin Grading Service. The lot description notes, “Brilliant silver surfaces with a bit of light wear from a short time in circulation prior to it being noticed as something special and saved.” A different example, graded Extremely Fine 45, brought $5,462.50 at a September 2010 Heritage auction.
1965 Quarters Values
Washington quarter: The Washington quarter dollar, which has been circulating since 1932, was born out of the Treasury Department's desire to produce a coin to mark the bicentennial of the birth of the first president of the United States. How much are Washington quarters worth?
Quarter Dollar 1965 Ebay
Possibly the most noteworthy examples of wrong metal/planchet errors are with the 1943 Lincoln cents struck on copper alloy planchets rather than the zinc-plated steel planchets that were used that year.
Quarter Dollar 1965 Worth
1965 Quarter Mint Error (1965 25C Mint Error) NGC AU55. Silver planchet transitional error. Struck on a 90% Silver Planchet. This silver-grey transitional 1965 Quarter shows some mint luster in the devices on the obverse, more so on the reverse. The obverse shows light toning in the field under LIBERTY and on and under Washington’s chin and the front of his neck. The reverse shows slight toning in the field. There is light abrasion and wear on both sides of the coin in keeping with the grade. The strike is average on both sides.
1965 Quarter Error
The year 1965 was the first year of clad coinage, hence the transitional nature of this error. The outer layers of this coin should have been composed of copper-nickel which was to have been bonded to an inner core of pure copper. Clad quarters weigh 5.67 grams. The present coin, which is made of 90% silver, weighs 6.26 grams, the approximate weight of the 1964 quarter. Evidently a sliver planchet remained in a tote bin crevice and later was dislodged and mixed in with the clad planchets. Specialists call this type of coin a Wrong Metal error.