No U.S. coins have ever been struck in pure silver. It's too soft for use in coins.
But yes, there are premium edition proof State Quarters that have been struck in a silver alloy of 90% silver, 10% copper. These coins have an S mint mark and are heavier than a normal quarter. They should be in their original packaging to be worth full value.
If you have a State Quarter that appears to be a solid metal but doesn't have an S mint mark and is the same weight as a normal quarter, you probably have a plated coin. There are hundreds of firms that take normal copper-nickel quarters, plate them, and sell them as "collectibles", usually at high markups. Sometimes a set gets broken up and the coins are spent. However these coins don't have any numismatic value so they're really only worth face value, 25¢.
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