1968 canadian dime

[klava]

Hello all. Its been awhile since i posted to much stuff going on. Its been a great year for me crhing though. just got a 68 can dime today is there anyway to tell if it is silver? is the weight different? Does a magnet work?

Hope everyone has had a great first quarter!

-K

 

[GMan00001]

Use a magnet. If it sticks, it isn't silver.

 

[thurmownator]

K,

Gman is correct. For the '68 Canadian dimes (and '68 Canadian quarters) it is that simple. It's either a 50%er or it is 99% nickel; and will stick to a magnet.

Where it gets difficult, OK impossible, is the '67 Canadian dime (and '67 Canadian quarter). Even our Canadian CRHers on here had said there's no way to tell an 80%er from a 50%er; which they switched to during the year. The weight and dimensions are the same; regardless of which one it might be.

When it comes time to selling any, since no one can tell the difference, I believe they said the take the difference between what an 80%er and a 50%er would be worth.

Strange, but true.

Here's a link you may find interesting:

http://www.coinscan.com/technical/canasp.html

Nice find on the '68 dime; eh ?

 

[quiksilver]

That chart shows the 68 silver being a different weight then the 68 regular

 

[thurmownator]

That chart shows the 68 silver being a different weight then the 68 regular

That's correct Q. But the magnet is often an easier way to tell the '68 dime & quarter apart. (more folks tend to have magnets than scales)

It's the '67 dimes and quarters where it can't be differentiated (.800 vs .500).