question about the dates when coins are face value only

[Back-of-the-boat]

If someone can give me dates when they stopped making quarters ,dimes ,halves,dollars out of silver. That way i don,t roll a coin thats worth more than face value.Thank You in advance for your answers.

 

[Joshr29]

Before someone jumps all over you for not reading into other posts I'll help you real quick. Dimes and quarters are 64 and below (90%). Halves are 64 and below (90%) and then from 65 to 70 they are 40%. You will have to ask someone else about Canadian or other foreign coins. There are also newer proofs that are silver but they are almost impossible to miss. HH.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Look at the edge.

The 90% silver coins have a solid colored (white, although it might be toned/tarnished) edge where as the modern clad ones have a copper stripe through them.

The 40% half dollars look "greenish" when compared to the copper-nickel clad ones usually, but uncirculated examples look identical to the Cu-NI clad ones.

 

[Herb Boyd]

Canada had 80% pure coins until 1967...I'll pay 10.5 times face, in 67 & 68 the reduced the purity on some dimes and quarters, it was a mess for awhile.Current coins are worth 55 cents US in the states, paper money is exchangeable at 93 cents US per Canada Dollar...

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

thanks all for the info I think I posted this in wrong place but am new to site sorry.

 

[sagittarius98]

For foreign coins, every country is different, but you would not spend a foreign coin anyway unless you are going to that country. For US, your question was answered in the previous posts.