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Circulating coins are no longer made of silver anywhere because the price of silver changes every day. If coins contained silver people would "game" the price changes by alternately buying and melting the coins, skimming the difference as profit.
However many countries make silver, gold, and other precious-metal coins for collectors and investors. These coins are priced according to the amount of metal they contain and aren't designed to be spent.
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Which silver dollars contain 999 silver?
Only the U.S. bullion Silver Eagle coins contain .999% silver.
Which is the president on a silver dollar?
Eisenhower was on the last silver dollar. The US mint is now producing a series of dollar coins that will eventually picture every non-living ex-president. None of the coins contain any silver.
What coins are silver in a 1979 us silver proof set?
The U.S. Mint did not issue a 1979 Silver Proof set. None of the coins contain any silver.
What us coins are not silver?
No current circulating US coins contain any silver at all. For information about older coins, please see the Related Question.
Are there any post 1964 US coins that contain silver?
The only US coins made for general circulation after 1964 to have silver are the Kennedy half dollars dated 1965 to 1969, but they only contain 40% silver not 90%
How much is 1979 mint silver one dollar coin worth now?
The 1979 one dollar coins DO NOT CONTAIN SILVER and are still in circulation today with a value of one dollar.
How much silver in a dollar?
Dollar coins made in 1935 and before contain .77344oz of pure silver.
When was the first year for solid silver coins?
Never. The US has never made a solid silver coin. They have made coins with mostly silver but they always contain other metals too.
What silver dollars contain silver?
In general circulation US coins, the 90% silver coins were last made in 1964. Some proof sets made later contain more silver than the general circulating coins. The Peace dollars made 1921-1935 were the last 90% silvers, some Eisenhower dollars made 71-76 were 40% silver.
How much is a 1978 d silver dollar worth?
These coins contain no silver and are worth only face value.
Why are silver coins not made from silver?
Because silver is far too expensive. Coins used to contain silver until about 1920 in the UK, 1965 in the U.S., and 1968 in Canada. Since then they are made from a mixture of copper and nickel, so they really aren't called "silver" coins anymore.
Why do older coins weigh more than younger coins?
Older coins were made of different metals, such as silver or copper. Coins that used to be silver are now nickel or nickel-coated copper, and coins that were copper are now copper-coated steel or zinc.
