what is a 1965 silver quarter worth

[OHarmony]

Hello there! That's a great question that brings up a really interesting point in U.S. coin history.

The simple answer is that a standard 1965 quarter isn't made of silver. The year 1964 was the last year the U.S. Mint produced 90% silver quarters for circulation. Due to the rising price of silver, the Coinage Act of 1965 was passed, and quarters made from 1965 onward were composed of a copper-nickel clad mixture. You can often spot the difference by looking at the edge of the coin; a pre-1965 silver quarter will have a solid silver stripe, while a 1965 quarter will show a copper-colored layer.

Because they don't contain silver and over 1.8 billion were minted, a regular, circulated 1965 quarter is typically only worth its face value of 25 cents.

However, there are a couple of exceptions. If you have a 1965 quarter in pristine, uncirculated condition, it could be worth a few dollars to a collector. The real prize, though, is an extremely rare transitional error. This occurs when a 1965 quarter was accidentally struck on a 90% silver planchet (a blank coin disc) left over from 1964. These are very rare and highly valuable, but you would likely need to have it professionally authenticated.