US dimes were struck in silver from 1796 to 1964.
All U.S. dimes and quarters dated before 1965 are 90% silver. The only nickels to ever contain silver are dated 1942-1945. These coins are easily identified by the large mint mark (P, D, or S) over Monticello's dome.
1964 was the last year that US dimes were struck in 90% silver. Since then they have been made of a copper core bonded with cupronickel on each side.
The U.S. stopped minting silver half-dimes in 1873, a few years after the introduction of the nickel. The only nickels that actually contain silver are "war" nickels minted 1942-1945.
U.S. dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars dated 1964 or earlier contain 90% silver with 10% copper.
The first US dimes were minted in 1796. They continued to be struck from silver until 1964. The rise in silver prices forced the Mint to change to the current copper-nickel clad composition starting in 1965.
1964 and older US dimes contain 90% silver.
No, other than silver dimes/quarters created for special collector sets, current dimes and quarters contain no silver and only contain copper and nickel.
No, no US dimes dated 1976 contain any silver at all.
All U.S. dimes and quarters dated before 1965 are 90% silver. The only nickels to ever contain silver are dated 1942-1945. These coins are easily identified by the large mint mark (P, D, or S) over Monticello's dome.
It depends on when it was minted. Modern dimes don't contain any silver, but up till 1964 all US dimes were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. When the price of silver shot up in the 1960s the Mint was forced to remove silver from circulating coins, so all circulating dimes and quarters dated 1965 and later, and halves and dollars dated 1971 and later, have no silver in them.
US silver dimes, since 1873, contain .07234 oz of pure silver. However, except for certain collector coins, there is no silver in dimes minted from 1965 to the present .
US dimes are made from 90% silver 10% copper in those years.
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Silver dimes were last minted in 1964 in the US.
1964 was the last year that US dimes were struck in 90% silver. Since then they have been made of a copper core bonded with cupronickel on each side.
Dimes dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver. Dimes dated 1965-present that are intended for circulation contain no silver. From 1992-present the US has made silver proof sets which contain a 90% silver dime along with 90% silver quarters and half dollars. Keep in mind though that it is only the silver proof set that contains silver, the normal proof sets do not (unless the coin intended for circulation had silver)
All pre-1965 US quarters and dimes are 90% silver.