All US 10, 25 and 50 cent coins 1964 and before were made of 90% silver.
U.S. dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars dated before 1965 contain 90% silver with 10% copper.
Never. However, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars minted before 1965 were made of 90% silver with 10% copper.
Yes, all dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars 1964 and older are 90% silver.
US dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and before contain 90% silver. Half Dollars from 1965 to 1970 contain 40% silver. The 1942 - 1945 nickels have 35% silver. Silver dollars dated 1935 and before have 90% silver.
Silver dimes are worth about $2.50 in US dollars. This is about. 2.49 Canadian dollars. Silver quarters are worth about $5. This is about $4.98 Canadian dollars.
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In the United States, coins minted before 1965 typically contain silver, not 1942. The standard composition of dimes, quarters, and half-dollars included silver before 1965.Coins minted for circulation after 1964 in the US have not had silver content.
Leaving aside any numismatic or (for coins issued in 1964 or before) silver value, 20 quarters equals 5 dollars.
US quarters (and dimes, half dollars and silver dollars) were never made of pure silver. Up till 1964, they were struck in an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper.
They have never been all silver, but dimes, quarters, half dollars and silver dollars made before 1965 are 90% silver. The plain and simple answer is: 1964 was the last year
1964 and before, dimes were made out of 90 percent silver. The same went for quarters and half dollars. And then the us mint made half dollars from 1965-1969 40 percent silver.
All US quarters dated 1964 or before are 90% silver.