What is a quarter printed 1999 made of?

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US quarters in 1999 (in fact, every US quarter issued for circulation since 1965) were made of copper and nickel. There is an outer layer of 75% copper and 25% nickel, sandwiched around a pure copper layer in the center. Overall it is 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel, weighing 5.67 grams.