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yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 2:23 pm Canada stop silver coinage for circulation? Report this Post to the Staff

Robert Holloway New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 2:50 pm silver coins for circulation were terminated after 1967 however many silver coins still remain; proof; speciment sets; etc Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 2:54 pm There were some .500 silver circulating issues for 1968 too. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 8:15 pm i have some very nice looking 68 1/2's how would you tell if they are the .500's? disregard I found the thread discussin this Edited by yotie 02/22/2009 8:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 8:16 pm and what is the % of silver in pre 67 coins Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 8:28 pm I might be mistaken, but I think it's .800 (80%) Report this Post to the Staff
skelly423 Valued Member Canada 187 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 8:39 pm Pre 1921 silver content was 92.5% From 1927 to 1967 was 80% Some in 1967 and all in 1968 was 50% Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 9:09 pm thank you Report this Post to the Staff
psi Valued Member Canada 53 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 9:16 pm I could be wrong but I think there were no 50% silver halves or dollars in 67 or 68, ie all the 67's in those denominations were 80% and all the 68's were nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
IBGolden Pillar of the Community Canada 598 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 9:20 pm You are not wrong. edit... Just dimes and quarters went through the purity change within the 1967 date. From .800 to .500 And again in 1968 from .500 to nickel. Of course a magnet can sort these since the silver is amalgamated with copper. The 50 cent pieces(not really called half dollars) and silver dollars were .800 silver in '67 and nickel in '68. aye... I read above so I'll make a list. 1935 - 1967 silver dollars; .800 silver w copper 1968 - + silver dollars; nickel 1870 - 1919 fifty cent pieces; .925 silver w copper 1920 - 1967 fifty cent pieces; .800 silver w copper 1968 - + fifty cent pieces; nickel 1870 - 1919 quarters / dimes; .925 silver w copper 1920 - 1966 quarters / dimes; .800 silver w copper 1967 - quarters / dimes; mix of .800 w copper and .500 w copper 1968 - quarters / dimes; mix of .500 w copper and nickel Incidentally, the 1968 nickel composition quarters/dimes may have a higher value than the silvers. I know of no mintage numbers differentiating .800/500 silver in '67 or .500/nickel in '68... 'cuz there are none. The above list is of course for circulation coins. Collector coins and Proofs and such are entirely another matter. Edited by IBGolden 02/22/2009 10:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 9:23 pm i really need a Charlton Report this Post to the Staff
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