For U.S. dimes and quarters, anything dated before 1965 is silver.
It is 90% silver and contains a little over 2 grams of silver.
You can check the composition of a 1948 dime using a magnet. If the dime is attracted to the magnet, it likely contains iron and is not pure silver. A pure silver dime will not be attracted to a magnet.
A 1935 US dime should be made of 90% silver and 10% copper. You can check the edge of the coin for a visible silver coloration. Alternatively, you can use a magnet - silver is not magnetic, so if the dime does not stick to the magnet, it is likely silver.
If your 1963 dime is silver, it will not have a copper band along the edge. Instead, the edge of a silver dime will appear silver in color and more uniform in appearance. You can also use a magnet to test its composition - silver dimes are not magnetic.
If it's a US quarter minted in 1965 or later, it's not silver (there are silver coins minted in "proof sets", but these came in a special labeled display case; you're not going to find one in pocket change). US quarters minted in 1964 or before were partly (about 90%, I think) silver.
If it's a US dime dated 1964 or before it's silver
An pre-1965 U.S. dime weighs 2.5 grams total. The silver content of pre-1965 dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars is 90% silver by weight, so there is 2.25 grams of silver in an unworn, uncirculated pre-1965 U.S. dime.
The quarters, half-dollar and dime are struck in 90 percent silver, generally referred to as "coin silver."The silver proof quarters weigh 0.180845 oz - multiply that by the current silver price to get the value for that coin.
The quarters, half-dollar and dime are struck in 90 percent silver, generally referred to as "coin silver". The combined weight is 0.97823oz of pure silver.
The last silver quarters were minted in 1964.
It is 90% silver and contains a little over 2 grams of silver.
Actually it's the first year for 90% silver Proof quarters. The Mint started making silver proof sets in 1992, the Half dollar, Quarter and Dime are struck in the Pre-1965 standards.
If the quarter or dime is dated 1964 or earlier, it's 90% silver with 10% copper. If it's dated 1965 or later, there is absolutely no silver in it.
write two quarters and a dime as a fraction of a dollar
Yes. All U.S. dimes, quarters, and half dollars dated 1964 or earlier are 90% silver.
All Washington quarters dated 1964 or before are 90% silver.
in 1964 when the price of silver soared over the face value of the quarter