3. Modern quarters are clad coins with a copper-nickel alloy sandwiching a pure copper core. The specifications for legal tender quarters established by the U. S. Mint are very exacting 1)...
Cent Nickel Dime Quarter Dollar Half Dollar Dollar Denominat ion Compositio Copper Plated Zinc Cupro- Nickel Cupro- Nickel Cupro- Nickel Cupro- Nickel Manganese- Brass 2.5% Cu 25% Ni 8.33% Ni 8.33% Ni 8.33% Ni Balance Zn Balance Cu Balance Cu Balance Cu Balance Cu 88.5% Cu 6% Zn 3.5% Mn 2% Ni Weight 2.500 g 5.000 g 11.340 g 8.1 g Diameter 0.750 in. 19.05 mm 0.835 in. 21.21 mm 2.268 g 0.705 in. 17.91 mm 5.670 g 0.955 in....