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The Eisenhower dollars made for everyday use do NOT have any silver in them regardless of date or mintmark. ONLY special collectors coins sold from the Mint were struck in 40% silver and were not released for circulation by the US Mint.

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What is the percentage of silver in a US silver dollar?

Silver dollars issued in 1935 and earlier were made from an alloy of 90% silver, 10% copper. Dollar coins struck in 1971 and later are sometimes called "silver" dollars out of habit or tradition, but circulation pieces don't contain any silver. From 1971 to 1999 they were made from the same copper-nickel "sandwich" metal as dimes and quarters. The new Sacagawea and Presidential dollars are made from a brass-manganese alloy that gives them their golden color.


Value 1972 silver dollar?

None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark


How much silver is in a 1983 50 cent piece?

None. All circulation half dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel and have no extra value.Some years there were collectors' versions struck in 40% or 90% silver, but none were made in 1983.


Are dimes made of silver?

1964 and before, dimes were made out of 90 percent silver. The same went for quarters and half dollars. And then the us mint made half dollars from 1965-1969 40 percent silver.


How many dollars in a Box of fifty cent pieces?

Please rephrase your question. Their value depends on their dates and mint marks. Half-dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel and are only worth 50¢ Half-dollars from 1965 to 1969 are made of 40% silver and are worth about $2.50, depending on the current price of silver. Half-dollars dated 1964 and earlier are made of 90% silver and are worth at least $6.00 based on the price of silver. Many from the mid-1940s to 1964 are only worth that amount but older ones may be worth more to a collector.

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Were there any silver dollars made between 1935?

The last true silver dollars were made in 1935. That year marked the end of 90% silver dollars. The next silver dollars were made in 1971. These were Eisenhower dollars. They are not made of silver but rather of copper and nickel.


What 5 words to say to get free silver?

Do you have half dollars Half dollars had silver until 1971.So if you get lucky and get some half dollars some could be silver.There were some made in 1971 that did not have silver but most did.


What the value of 1972 silver half dollar coin?

8-14-11>>> US Kennedy half dollars made for general circulation dated 1971 to 2011 are not silver. The coin is face value.


What is the percentage of silver in 1972 ike coin?

For 1971 & 1972 Eisenhower dollars,just the "S" mintmarked (uncirculated or proof) issues contain any silver and that's just 40%. None of the coins regardless of date or mintmark made for general circulation contain any silver.


Is a 1972 Half Dollar that appears to be solid silver worth anything It looks like a 1964 silver coin not like copper centered ones after 1965?

Your coin is almost certainly plated. No silver halves were made in 1972. From 1971 to 1974 the U.S. Mint issued some 40% silver Eisenhower dollars and they issued a 40% silver half dollar in 1976 for the Bicentennial, but not all 1976 half dollars have silver. From 1965 to 1970 half dollars had 40% silver. Some silver proof sets had silver half dollars beginning in 1992.


How much silver is in a silver dollar 1971?

None of the Eisenhower dollars (1971-1978) made for circulation have ANY silver in them. For 1971 only special collectors coins that have "S" mintmark's were struck in 40% silver.


What is value of 1971 silver dollar coin?

Eisenhower Dollars made for circulation only have face value and has no silver.


How much silver is in a 1971 Ike dollar?

None of the Eisenhower dollars (1971-1978) made for circulation have ANY silver in them. For 1971 only special collectors coins that have "S" mintmark's were struck in 40% silver.


What years did half dollars have silver in them?

All types of half dollars from 1964 & older were made of 90% silver & 10% copper, from 1965-1970 half dollars were made using 40% silver, and 1971 to present the Kennedy half dollars are made of 91.67% copper & 8.33% nickel


How di you know if a 1971 half dollar has silver in it?

It doesn't. 1970 was the last year the US mint made half dollars for circulation in silver (halves dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver, those dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver). No 1971 half dollars are struck in silver.


Is there any silver in half dollars made after 1971?

The only Kennedy half-dollars after 1971 to have any silver are in Bicentennial (40%) silver Proof and Unciculated sets sold from the Mint. In 1992 the Mint started making "Silver Proof" sets again with 90% silver coins.


When were US half dollars made in Silver?

The silver content of half dollars was reduced in stages. They were made of 90% silver up to 1964. From 1965 to 1969 they were made of 40% silver. None were minted for circulation in 1970, and in 1971 the composition was changed to copper and nickel.