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The Sacagawea & Presidential series of dollar coins are made from copper, zinc, nickel and manganese. Eisenhower and Susan B. Anthony dollar coins are copper-nickel. The older REAL silver dollars are silver and copper.
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How do you know if your 1939 US half dollar coin is silver?
It is. All half dollars made in 1964 and earlier are 90% 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.
What is coinage silver made of?
The term is actually "coin silver". In the US it refers to the alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper that was used up till 1964 for dimes, quarters, and half dollars, and up till 1935 for dollars.
How do you tell if a coin is made of silver or not?
The U.S. Half dollars,quarters and dimes dated 1964 or before are 90% silver. And 1965-1969 half dollars are 40% silver. With all dollar coins from 1878-1935 are 90% silver.
What do you use to clean a coin made out of silver?
No, you do not clean coins. Cleaning coins will only damage their value. If you feel you must clean a coin, take it to a coin dealer and see what he recommends to clean the coin, however, they will recommend you not to clean it. Coins potentially worth hundreds of dollars have been brought down to selling them for scrap because people have cleaned them! Do not clean coins!
What is the value of a US coin made in 1787?
Depends, on the type of coin, where it was made, its condition, how many existing coins there still are, and of course the year and what the coin is made of. it can go from less than 50 dollars to 100,000 dollars plus.
When was the half dollar coin was created?
The first half-dollars were made in 1794.
When was the 1776-1976 liberty coin made?
The dual dated dollars, half dollars and quarters were struck in 1975 & 1976
What U.S. coin is not made of nickel and copper?
Cents are made of copper-plated zinc Dollars are made of manganese-brass
What is the value of an 1833 dollar coin?
Please look at the coin again and post new question, no US dollars were made in 1833
What is the highest made denomination of a US coin?
The highest denomination US coin is the American Platinum Eagle. It was first made in 1997 and has a face value of 100 dollars.
How much will a coin collector pay for a coin dated 1887?
It depends on which coin it is. Just in the US, there were pennies, silver dollars, and even gold coins made in 1887.
How much does 800 dollars in coin weight?
It would depend on what denomination of coins your $800 is made up of. Each coin has a different weight.
What are the gold presidential coinsworth?
None of the Presidential dollars are made of gold, no US circulating coin is gold, it's just a one dollar coin.
What the us money is made of?
Dollars are made of cotton fiber paper. Coins are made of nickel, zinc, tin, copper, and manganese, depending on the coin.
What is the James Buchanan coin made of?
That's one of the modern presidential dollars, and is worth one dollar.
How much is a 100 year old dollar silver coin worth?
No 1911 silver dollars were made, look at the coin again and post new question.
