What foreign coins have silver in them?

Answer 1

There are too many to list here. A good way to learn about foreign coins is to get a price guide to foreign coins from a bookstore or library and read it.

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During the 20th century, there was a general trend away from using precious metals to produce circulating coins due to the ever increasing expense of gold and silver. By the later part of the 20th century, no country would have been producing general circulation coins with any precious metal in them at all.

Answer 2

Sterling silver was the standard for British "silver coins" for hundreds of years until 1919/1920 when they were debased to 50% silver.

Many of the British Empire/Commonwealth countries copied the British standard until sterling silver and silver generally became too expensive to be making coins from.

From the mid to late 20th century, no country would be producing general circulation coins made from silver, or any other precious metal due to the expense, and the value of the silver being significantly greater than the value of the coin.

Most countries produce a range of Proof coins for collectors and investors which are made from silver and other precious metals, but this is reflected in the price you pay for them.

Answer 3

"Foreign coins" is a relative term, being relative to where ever you are.

It would be fairly safe to say that as at 2013, no country issues any coins containing any precious metal in its general circulation coins.