1964 was the last year for a 90% silver dime. No circulating coin was pure silver.
The last year for silver dimes and quarters, as well as 90% half dollars was 1964. Halves 1965-70 were then 40% silver. All dimes and quarters 1965-present and half dollars 1971-present are copper and nickel.
The last year for silver dimes and quarters was 1964.
The last year for silver U.S. dimes was 1964.
1964 was the last year for US silver dimes. The reason was because the value of the silver in a dime began to exceed ten cents.
1935. Note U.S. dollars were never pure silver. They contained about 10% copper.
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1964 was the last for quarters and dimes
The last year for silver dimes and quarters, as well as 90% half dollars was 1964. Halves 1965-70 were then 40% silver. All dimes and quarters 1965-present and half dollars 1971-present are copper and nickel.
The last year for silver dimes and quarters was 1964.
The last year for silver U.S. dimes was 1964.
1964
1964 was the last year for US silver dimes. The reason was because the value of the silver in a dime began to exceed ten cents.
1964 was the last year for US silver dimes. The reason was because the value of the silver in a dime began to exceed ten cents.
1935. Note U.S. dollars were never pure silver. They contained about 10% copper.
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.
US halves were never made of pure silver, all pre-1965 (1964 was the last) coins are 90% silver and 10% copper. From 1965 to 1970 they were made of 40% silver and 60% copper. From 1971 to the present they are 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an inner core of pure copper.
1945 was the last year of issue for this series.