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Gold-plated quarters?
I know nothing about coins... but I have some gold-plated statehood quarters minted from 1999 to 2005 all in hard plastic cases. I guess that would make them uncirculated? Are they worth anything? I have 34 of the 35 quarters minted in that time frame. I'm really not sure if they're gold-plated or solid but I imagine they would be heavier if they were pure. Is that true?
Got them at a moving sale and paid $40 for those and a big jar of old mercury dimes, half-dollars, quarters, and nickels.
Help, please?
Thanks, guys :-)
2 Answers
- JerryLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I doubt that the quarters are plated with real gold, probably just colorized. Since this was done outside the U.S. mint, there is no value to coin collectors. Maybe someone would buy on ebay?
The silver coins are valuable. Silver value alone is about 23x face value at current prices.
Value of coins is a function of rarity and condition. "A Guide Book to U.S. Coins" (nicknamed the Red Book for obvious reasons) is a great resource.
- eveLv 61 decade ago
Real Gold is worth 1300.00 an oz., so no theyre not real gold. But they are sold as collector items and I don't know the value.
The old coins are worth something, some coins are very valuable due to condition and date, you can go to a coin shop for appraisals and they usually will buy from you.You can also look them up in a coin pricing book. A few years ago a mercury dime was worth ~$ .23 just for the silver, but silver prices have been high recently, so go sell them on a day silver is listed for $29.-30. and weigh them first on a postal scale so you know youre getting a fair price-hope that helps.
