Another SILVER!!!

[Mvgirl]

Found lots of old pennies at the park where I found the two rings... today I found a 1968 silver dime!!! My fourth silver coin of the year!

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice silver coin!

 

[Irishgoldhound]

In 1968 their were 3 types of Canadian dimes...a 90 percent silver a 50 percent silver and a non silver dime.

 

[srcdco]

In 1968, there were indeed 3 types of Canadian dimes, but none were 90% silver. Canada didn't make 90% silver coins for circulation, they were 92.5% (sterling) until 1920, then reduced to 80%, until mid-1967 when they were reduced once again to 50%.
The 3 types in 1968 are: 50% silver, 99.9% nickel minted in Ottawa, and 99.9% nickel minted in Philadelphia. You can tell the Canadian made nickel dimes from the U.S. made by looking at the reeding. The Canadian dimes have V-shaped reeding, whereas the U.S. minted dimes have flat-bottomed reeding.

Scott