Silver Coins

[J Dubs]

What year and before were dimes and quarters and stuff made with silver? Like was it in the 60's for dimes? what year were quarters silver?

 

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[Mackaydon]

J Duds:
Dimes went clad in 1965 (copper nickel (.75 copper, .25 nickel) bonded to inner core of pure copper.
Quarters also went clad in 1965 with the same composition of metals.
Don.....

 

[lordmarcovan]

As Don mentioned, the dimes and quarters were struck in 90% silver until 1964, with the current copper-nickel clad coins first being struck in 1965.

The half dollars were also struck in 90% silver until 1964, but they retained some silver until 1970. From 1965 to 1970, half dollars were struck with reduced silver content (40% instead of 90%). From 1971 on, they went copper-nickel clad, like the post-1964 dimes and quarters.

Many members of the general public know about the silver coins being struck until 1964, but do not realize that half dollars still had some silver until 1970. For this reason, if you are lucky enough to be able to purchase half dollar rolls from the bank, you will sometimes find 1965-70 coins that are 40% silver.

Circulating dollar coins were last struck in 90% silver in 1935, with the end of the Peace dollar design. Dollar coin production then ceased from 1935 until 1971, with the advent of the Eisenhower ("Ike") dollars, the last of the large dollar coins. (316,076 Peace dollars dated 1964-D were supposedly struck, but all are said to have been destroyed before being released). The Ike dollars were struck in copper-nickel clad for circulation, but some proofs were also struck in 40% silver for collectors.

There are plenty of other silver coins that the US Mint has struck in silver since 1965, but these are special issues like proofs and/or commemoratives, or bullion coins, rather than circulation issues.

 

[J Dubs]

great thanks a lot

 

[stud564]

that helps me too. thanks

 

[Skrimpy]

The question is, at what point did the public start hoarding them? Or, in other words, at what point weren't the little kiddies running around on playgrounds, and jumping in swimming holes with silver quaters, dimes, and 50 cent pieces in their pockets?

 

[dg39]

I forget the year silver prices peaked ... During the late sixties they began to get harder to find...Early 1970's ? After that time period silver coins all but dissapeared from circulation..
DG

 

[Mackaydon]

In 1980, in an epic miscalculation by the Hunt brothers, the price of silver peaked at $49 an ounce.
http://www.forbes.com/columnists/forbes/2003/1222/230.html
Don......

 

[Skrimpy]

I forget the year silver prices peaked ... During the late sixties they began to get harder to find...Early 1970's ? After that time period silver coins all but dissapeared from circulation..
DG

Now...where was that dang swimming hole...thats where the silver is.