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justkeepsearching New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 10:35 pm Hello there, I am a newby to this site but I have a question about Canadian dimes, specifically, how to identify how much silver is in them. To date I have found one from 1963 (80% right?) one from 1967 (anniversary with fish- ?%) one from 1968 (?%) how can you tell, is there any way w/o using a scale. Thanks for the help Report this Post to the Staff

justkeepsearching New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 10:38 pm also, on a side note, does the anniversary one go for more because I was trying to find out how much silver was in it and saw 3 had been sold on ebay for $15+, which seems strange to me (the one I found is BU), thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 10:39 pm 1968 is 50%, or it could be nickel (which is magnetic). Both types are equally prevalent. The Centennial "fish dime" (in local slang, these were always referred to as [animal][denomination]s) is either 80% OR 50%, and again, they are equally prevalent. Methods to tell the two apart are not widely used or trusted. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 11:52 pm The '67s have commonly been accepted as 65% (being the average of 50 & 80). Check some of the older threads and you'll see some people have been experimenting with sound analysis apps that hold out some promise for distinguishing between the two types. Although I'm a little leery of dropping my MS66's on a hard surface to perform the test.... Edited by kuh_85 08/23/2013 11:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 11:54 pm p.s. The '67 Proof Like dimes are commonly accepted as 80% but again, if you check some of the older threads, you'll see that even that is open to debate. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 11:55 pm Check http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ts-1953-2013 and associated pages to see representative prices by grade. Report this Post to the Staff
justkeepsearching New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/24/2013 12:10 am okay everyone, thanks for all the help, happy hunting and see you around Report this Post to the Staff
lyradnoj Pillar of the Community Canada 548 Posts	Posted 08/24/2013 12:13 am The '68 nickel dimes can either be from the Ottawa mint or the Philadelphia mint - both are equally common. The grooved edges on the Ottawa coins are more V-shaped - \_/\_/\_/ - than the flatter Philadelphia coins - \|\|_\|\|_\|\|_\|\| Report this Post to the Staff
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