First CRH of Dimes

[nwcleaningllc]

So.. we've been hunting the nickels, and my bank is currently out of boxes so we decided to hunt through a box of dimes. Found a 1951 dime and a 1962 Canadian dime. Is this Canadian silver as well?

 

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[boristhespider88]

Yes, 80% silver, worth about $1.23 melt value.

 

[MIhunter]

Canadian dime composition from wikipedia

Years	Mass	Diameter/Shape	Composition[SUP][2][/SUP]
2000–present	1.75 g	18.03 mm	92.0% steel (unspecified alloy), 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating
1979–1999	2.075 g	18.03 mm	99.9% nickel
1969–1978	2.07 g	18.03 mm	99.9% nickel
1968	2.07 g2.33 g	18.03 mm18.034 mm	99.9% nickel (172.5M) or 50% silver, 50% copper (70.4M)
1967	2.33 g	18.034 mm	50% silver, 50% copper (30.6M) or 80% silver, 20% copper (32.3M)
1920–1966	2.33 g	18.034 mm	80% silver, 20% copper
1910–1919	2.33 g	18.034 mm	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
1858–1910	2.32 g	18.034 mm	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper

Steel and nickel dimes are magnetic
silver dimes are not

There is no simple way to tell the difference between a 1967 50% and a 1967 80% silver dime.

 

[CoinFetcher]

Canadian dimes that are silver are NOT magnetic.

That's an easy way to tell if they are silver or not.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

That's a solid dime box. It would take me 3-4 boxes to get that much silver!

 

[fistfulladirt]

After you've seen a couple silver/non-silver Canadians, (even 50%), you won't need the magnet.

 

[mlayers]

congs on the silver my last 2 boxes of dimes gave me a big old goose egg 00