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No. The US has never made a coin with pure silver. The closest to pure silver would be American silver Eagles. These coins are silver bullion coins. They are made of 99.93% silver and .07% copper.
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What is the value of a silver Lewis and Clark nickel?
IF such a coin existed it would be a great rarity, but the only US nickels that ever contained silver were made during WWII, and no circulating US coin has contained silver since the 1960s.Like all other current nickels your coin is made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. It has no added value in circulated condition.
What material are coins made of?
The original dollar coin was made of Silver. The current dollar coins are made of Copper, Zinc, Manganese, and Nickel by the United States mint. The Morgan Silver Dollar is prized by coin collectors.
What materials are dollar coins made of?
The original dollar coin was made of Silver. The current dollar coins are made of Copper, Zinc, Manganese, and Nickel by the United States mint. The Morgan Silver Dollar is prized by coin collectors.
What is the silver content of an Eire 10 Pence coin?
Zero. No Eire (Irish) 10 Pence coin has ever contained any silver, they are made from a copper-nickel alloy.
Was there a 1969 half dollar ever made in 100 percent silver?
No. Not a single US coin made the US mint is 100% silver. 1969 US half dollar are made of a 40% silver.
How do you tell if a coin is sterling silver?
No circulating US coins were ever made of sterling silver (0.925 fine). US dimes, quarters, and halves minted up till 1964, and dollars up to 1935, were made of coin silver which is 0.900 fine.
Are Australian coins from the late 1960's made from silver?
No. The only Australian decimal coin to ever contain any silver, was the 1966 round 50 cent coin. They were withdrawn from circulation when the price of silver skyrocketed in 1967.
Did they ever make a 1972 Morgan silver dollar out of 100 percent pure silver?
If such a coin exists, it was made by some private company and NOT the U.S. Mint. No coins ever made for circulation were pure silver, and the last year for genuine Morgans was 1921.
Did they ever produce an 1849 silver twenty d coin?
The U.S. Mint never produced a silver $20 coin. $20 coins, called double eagles, were all made of gold. The 1849 Twenty D Double Eagle Gold Coin only 1 ever made and it is in the Smithsonium Collection and a National Treasure - Priceless
How much is a all silver 1965 half dollar coin?
It's only 40% silver, not all silver. In fact, no circulating U.S. coin has ever been made of pure silver because the metal is too soft to stand up to circulation wear. Pre-1964 coins silver were made with 10% added copper to harden them against wear. Half-dollars dated 1965 through 1969 are worth about $2.75 at the current price of silver. Those dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel and are only worth face value.
What is a small early 1800's silver US one cent coin worth?
No silver one cent coins have ever been made by the US, but it may be a silver 3 cent piece, they were made from 1851 to 1873. Look at the coin again and post new question
How much pure silver is a 1950 US silver dollar?
Look at the coin again and post a new question. No US dollar coins are dated 1950. Also no circulating US coin was ever made of pure silver, all were 90% silver and 10% copper.
