Old Quarters

[Jimmys]

Just new to all this. Does anyone check their quarters for the older ones that are worth more than face value?

 

[packerscw]

Watch for the silver quarters. They make a "sharp ping" when they hit normal quarters. usually worth a little more than face

 

[soonermajic]

Have never had a single find. Not sure there's anymore, sin email Silver skyrocketed

 

[MEP001]

If your acceptors are single-coin electronic, you won't find any. I considered programming the IDX acceptors to take them but then I'd have to sift through the quarters to locate them.

 

[Ghetto Wash]

I probably find 2-3 per month. I find them by their sound. Sensortrons accept them just fine.

 

[I.B. Washincars]

I have most of my multi-coin acceptors programmed for them and hardly ever get one.

 

[soonermajic]

Ghetto, if you find 3/mo, you must have an insane amount of quarters, or 1 customer who is a good Samaritan!

 

[Ghetto Wash]

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Here's what I've collected since I last dropped them off at my safe deposit box at the bank.

 

[chaz]

Wow. Are those all the solid silver, I think 1964 or earlier?

 

[MEP001]

1932-1964 quarters were 90% silver, 10% copper and are currently worth about $3 each just for their metal content.

 

[Robert2181]

It depends what coin you have in the acceptor if it will take silver.

 

[MEP001]

When I program the IDX acceptors I have a 1965 and a 1972 that I drop through while programming, otherwise it will reject them. If I ever find time to sort through the quarters for silver ones I might have to program it to take them too.

 

[pgrzes]

I have all IDX MA800's and I have NEVER programmed a silver quarter, but I get about 5-10 a month!!! I count all coins through a drop counter and you hear them go thru. Also if you use TD Banks Penny machine it will not accept the silvers, be sure to check the coin chute when you drop coins. I usually go once a year if silver is up and cash them in.

 

[soonermajic]

Prgzs, that is freaking awesome. I've got 1, in 8 mos! I gotta do something different

 

[Car_Wash_Guy]

I found a 1928 Standing Liberty quarter worth about $250(according to a coin trader) about a week ago.

 

[ColoradoClean]

Is there a good way to find these other than sound? We are getting a fair amount of quarters, sorting them by hand and found one already, but thinking there has to be a faster way.

 

[MEP001]

You already asked this, there's no reason to bring up a seven year old thread just to ask again.

 

[ColoradoClean]

You already asked this, there's no reason to bring up a seven year old thread just to ask again.

It's a different thread with different people on it and thus different ideas.

 

[MEP001]

Bumping an old thread is bad forum etiquette. So is asking the same question multiple times.

 

[soonermajic]

No problem asking again.