Please don't assume that every older coin must be made of silver. Until they were recently changed to plated steel, Canadian nickels were minted in 99.9% nickel metal.
If you think about it for a few seconds, like their American counterparts Canadian nickels are larger than dimes. If the coin had been made of silver it would have had a face value of 5 cents but be worth more than 10 cents (!?)
Canadian nickels (1922 and later) never contained silver. A 1967 Centennial nickel is made of 99.9% nickel and is worth about 15 cents in above-average condition.
Any Canadian dime dated 1967 or earlier is silver. Then some in 1968 were 50% silver, others were pure nickel. The nickel ones are magnetic.
Canadian nickels (1922-present) never contained silver. Centennial nickels were made of 99.9% pure nickel metal.
The 1968 dollar is 100% nickel. 1967 was the last year that the canada used silver for their coins.
After 1967, Canadian dollar coins no longer contained silver. 1968-86, they're made of pure nickel, and are still worth one dollar each in Canada.
No 1968 was the last year for the Canadian silver quarter.No that's wrong. I possess the same quarter. You can get 1.50 for it.
Unfortunately neither dates are silver. After 1967 the Canadian dollars were made of Nickel. They are worth around 1 - 4 dollars in any condition below MS65
silver content in 1867-1967 Canadian quarter
There is about 10 - 20 oz of silver in a 1867-1967 Canadian silver dollar
Canadian silver dollars contain 0.6 troy ounces of silver.
Canadian silver dollars contain 0.6 troy ounces of silver.
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