Question on Canadian silver

gunner45

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Hey folks, I'm sitting here bored out of my mind while suffering from a severe back injury. The doc said I have a bad slipped disc and a bulging disc. So I've had plenty of time to look through some coins. I really never studied the Canadian silver but I found a 1968 dime and a 1953 nickel.
My question being, is the nickel silver ? I researched the dime and I believe they are near 50% for that year but found little info on the nickels. Any help would be appreciated
 

GlenDronach

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Not silver, but nickels before 1982 are .999 nickel, and definitely worth keeping.

And 1968 dimes are a crapshoot. Hold it up to a magnet. If it doesn't stick it's 50% silver, if it does, it's not. They changed comp midway through the year.
 

sagittarius98

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I have a comment about this site. It seems that the column labeled Troy ounces is for the weight of the entire coin and not the precious metal content. Just a clarification. Someone please double check me on this.

Yes that is true, I never caught that.
 

Dihren

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Canadian Coins:

SPECIFICATIONS:

FIVE CENTS:
Diameter: 15.494 millimeters
Weight: 1.167 grams
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper (1858-1919)
Composition: .800 Silver, .200 Copper (1920-21)
Edge: Reeded

TEN CENTS:
Diameter: 18.034 millimeters
Weight: 2.33 grams
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper (1858-1919)
Composition: .800 Silver, .200 Copper (1920-67)
Composition: .500 Silver, .500 Copper (1967-68)
Edge: Reeded

TWENTY CENTS:
Diameter: 23.27 millimeters
Weight: 4.67 grams
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper
Edge: Reeded

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS:
Diameter: 23.62 millimeters (1870-1953)
Diameter: 23.88 millimeters (1953-)
Weight: 5.81 grams
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper (1870-1919)
Composition: .800 Silver, .200 Copper (1920-67)
Composition: .500 Silver, .500 Copper (1967-68)
Edge: Reeded

FIFTY CENTS:
Diameter: 29.72 millimeters
Weight: 11.62 grams (1870-1919)
Weight: 11.66 grams (1920-1967)
Composition: .925 Silver, .075 Copper (1870-1919)
Composition: .800 Silver, .200 Copper (1920-67)
Edge: Reeded
 

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