Shawn Shields

Oh and ummm...what are the pick up points for the 70 small and large dates?

It amazes me. Nothing pisses me off like bad information. Hmmmm....let me quote correctly here.....ahh yes...our "current" brass plated zinc? Pardon moi? Brass....is copper alloyed with Tin....creating a less malleable and "stronger" metal. Here let me grab the red book as the composition of our Wheats, memorials, and Shields have changed composition a few times. Here's the rundown......1909-1942 ( .950 copper, .050 tin and zinc) this version did have a more yellow appearance because of the tin......1943 ( zinc-coated steel) ....1944 - 1946 ( .950 copper, .050 zinc) cartridge cases were salvaged for the above mentioned time period 1947 - 1958 (.950 copper, .050 tin and zinc) .... 1959 - 1962 ( .950 copper, .050 tin and zinc) here's where they pull the tin....eliminating "brass" 1962-1982 (.950 copper, .050 zinc) then we arrive after several varieties of the 82 lol...my personal fav....to copper plated zinc. From 83 on up to 2009 when they did the bicentennial for good ol Abe....( Read the red book for the different stuff going on there lol....and then the Shields are also copper plated zinc....both eras having the same percentages in the core ( .992 zinc, .008 copper with a plating of pure copper. K so ummmmm....yeah...like what's so modern about brass? Shut it!!!! People are trying to learn here! Karen...please remember....not everyone wants you to find something that might make their coin a little less rare. Lol....on with the hunt I say .... On with the hunt!!!! Oh yeah...everyone said I was nuts....said it wasn't what I thought it was... This pic is .. most definitely....a silver clad 1776-1976 bicentennial quarter. I listened to everyone else and believed against my instincts only to find out later....I was indeed correct. Of course now....I don't need a grading company to tell me this...which I am very appreciative of. Muah !!!!