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All New Zealand silver coins from 1933 to 1946 had a silver content of 50%.
From 1947 onwards, all New Zealand "silver" coins were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
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∙ 12y agoFrom the first New Zealand coins issued in 1933, "silver" coins had a silver content of 50% until 1946. From 1947 onwards, all New Zealand "silver" coins were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
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What is the last date that silver coins were minted in New Zealand?
Zero. No general circulation New Zealand decimal coin has any silver content, or any other precious metal. Prior to 1947, New Zealand predecimal silver coins had a 50% silver content. All "silver" coins minted from 1947 onwards were made from a copper-nickel alloy. The only exception to this was the 1949 Crown (Five Shillings) which was minted from 50% silver.
What is the silver content of a 1946 New Zealand Sixpence?
All New Zealand "silver" coins from 1933 to 1946 inclusive had a 50% silver content. All New Zealand "silver" coins from 1947 onwards, were made from a copper/nickel alloy.
Do Commonwealth coins have the same silver content as British coins?
Yes they do. No British decimal general circulation coin has any silver content at all. The "silver" coins of all Commonwealth countries similarly have no silver content.
What is the silver content of a 1982 New Zealand 50 cent coin?
Zero. No New Zealand general circulation coin has had any silver content since 1946. The only exception to this is the 1949 and 1953 Crown (Five Shilling) coins. From 1947 to 2006, all New Zealand general circulation "silver" coins were made from a copper-nickel alloy. From 2006 onwards, all New Zealand general circulation "silver" coins were made from nickel plated steel.
Does a 1947 new zealand shilling have silver in it?
No. No New Zealand general circulation coin has contained silver or any other precious metal from 1947 to present day. Prior to 1947, New Zealand "silver" coins had a 50% silver content.
Does a 1941 New Zealand Shilling have any silver in it?
Yes. All New Zealand "silver" coins minted from 1933 to 1946 inclusive had a 50% silver content. From 1947 onwards, they were all made from a copper-nickel alloy.
Was the old New Zealand 20 cent coin made from silver or not?
No. No New Zealand general circulation decimal coin has ever contained any silver. The last New Zealand general circulation coins to contain any silver at all were last issued in 1946.
Does a 1976 New Zealand 50 cent coin contain silver?
No general circulation New Zealand decimal coin contains any silver. New Zealand 50 cent coins were made from a copper nickel alloy from 1967 until 2006.
What year did US stop using silver in their coins?
The short answer is 1966. Australias last "silver" predecimal coins contained 50% silver. The last of these coins were minted in 1963 and 1964 and were withdrawn soon after decimalisation in February 1966. The only Australian decimal general circulation to ever contain silver, was the 1966 (round) 50 cent coin which had an 80% silver content. Due to the soaring price of silver a short time later, and with the benefit of the wisdom of hindsight, this was a terrible blunder since the silver content of the coin was worth much more than 50 cents, and these coins were withdrawn very quickly.
What is the silver content in present day US coins?
Coins struck for circulation in the US today have no silver in them.
What is the silver content of Georgian coins?
There have been six King Georges from 1714 to 1952. 1919 and 1920 were the two years when the British silver coinage was debased from 0.9250 to 0.5000 silver. Which year the change was made depends on the denomination of the coin. Prior to 1919/1920, all British "silver" coins had a 92.5% silver content. From 1919/1920 to 1946, all British "silver" coins had a 50% silver content. From 1947 to present, all circulating British "silver" coins had a 0% silver content.
Which coin is made of pure silver?
No circulating British decimal coin contains any silver at all. The closest you might have got, prior to 1920, to a pure silver circulating coin was 92.5% (sterling silver), the standard at the time. From 1919/1920, the silver content of British coins was reduced from 92.5% to 50%. From 1947, all British "silver" coins contained no silver at all, they were made from a copper-nickel alloy. There are a number of non-circulating British coins minted from time to time, that have a 92.5% silver content.
