years for silver??

Scrltt641 · Jul 6, 2006

Can someone please tell me the last year they made silver nickels, dimes, quarters, and halves? Also, the last year they made wheat pennies?

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local_coins · Jul 6, 2006

Last year for 90% silver coinage: 1964. Half Dollars were made with 40% Silver content until 1970. Clad Dimes and Quarters began in 1965.

Silver "War Nickels" were made from 1942-1945.

Wheats were minted from 1909-1958. Steel cents were minted in 1943.

A Red Book of Coins by R.S. Yeoman is highly recommended for this hobby! :yes:

Scrltt641 · Jul 6, 2006

Local_Coins, thank you very much for the information. I'll ask for the book from Santa. :-)

Scrltt641

st3v3 · Jul 6, 2006

Here's a good website I use all the time:

http://www.coinfacts.com/

Steve

beerdoodle · Jul 7, 2006

and of course there the commemorative silver coins minted on a regular basis for collectors

Brian · Jul 7, 2006

For those like John who manage to find many British coins pre 1920 the silver coins are 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper. 1920-1946 only 50% silver...from then on 'silver' became cupro-nickel.

oldybuygoody · Jul 8, 2006

1943 copper penny? Anyone know if it is true that only a handful were made before they went to steal and that now they are worth bucoos?

Brian · Jul 10, 2006

I assume you mean the U.S. copper penny. Only 40 produced (something to do with the machine still having some copper blanks in it when the switch to steel was made).
I think the highest amount paid for 1943 was either 84 or 86,000 $ , this has led to earlier coins being redated and sold on as genuine.

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