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1966 Canadian Dimes Are They Silver ?

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Hi. was wondering if 1966 Canadian dimes were silver ?
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 Posted 01/15/2013  6:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coin Chick to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes 80%
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thank you very much . Also what all years are silver?
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All up to 1968, the 1968 dime depends it might .500 silver or 100% nickel or also in 1967 the dime can be either .500 or .800, any year before is all silver.
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great info all thanks again for the help
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Prior to 1920 are .925 silver.
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1968 are .500 silver, 1967 could be .800 or .500, 1966 and earlier (until 1920) are .800
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is there any kind of diagnostic on the 67 to determine the silver content? other than weight?
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well as one guy said (RyanB11) you can see the different tones it makes via a computer and a microphone,
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Here's the link to the demo video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdxf655fe4 It has possibilities but I wouldn't say he tested a statistical significant sample. :-)
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