The US Mint had not yet been established in 1770 and therefore there are no 1770 US silver dollars.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
The silver eagle coin has been the only US coin struck in pure silver. All other US silver coins were produced with an alloy of silver. Dollars, halves, quarters and dimes were produced with 90% silver prior to 1964. Halves were struck in 40% silver from 1965-1970.
US cents have never been made of silver, not even in the 1800s.
90% silver quarters, half dollars and dimes were produced until 1964. From 1965-1970 half dollars have been 40% silver while dimes/quarters contained no silver. From 1971-present no silver coins have been minted for circulation. Today the US mints various collector coins in silver, but none for general circulation.
US cents have never been made of silver.
The US Mint had not yet been established in 1770 and therefore there are no 1770 US silver dollars.
coal, petroleum, lead, and silver
Silver is a metal that has been know from ancient times. We do not know where it was first discovered.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
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No silver 1 cent coins have ever been struck by the US Mint. So no none are out there.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
That's because it's not silver. The US has never made silver pennies. Your coin could have been plated with silver for jewelry or other decorations. This does not add any value to your but rather may have decreased the value.
The silver eagle coin has been the only US coin struck in pure silver. All other US silver coins were produced with an alloy of silver. Dollars, halves, quarters and dimes were produced with 90% silver prior to 1964. Halves were struck in 40% silver from 1965-1970.
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unknown. Silver has been used for over hundreds and millions of times (ancient times) basically no one figured out who.