silver dimes!

[boxhunter]

I looked through 7 rolls of dimes and one roll had 3 silver dimes in it
The years were...

1968 50% silver worth $1.34
1966 80% silver worth $2.15
1963 80% silver worth $2.15

Total melt value: $5.64

 

[coolpix9]

Until I saw your flag, I thought you might have been drinking the purple Koolaid. Congrats on your silver mining. JP

 

[fistfulladirt]

Congrats! Here in the US in Michigan, I find about 20 silver Canadian dimes a year. If I were you, I'd order bushels of dimes and drag a magnet through 'em, keeping the ones that don't stick. I love finding those silver Canadians! ffd

 

[BuffaloBoy]

awesome score!!! the whale dime 1967, aren't thosr considered 65%ers considering some were 80% and some were 50%?

 

[alaskanfever]

For some reason in Alaska we do really well on Canadian Currency i have found about 30 silver Canadian dimes so far this year.

 

[thurmownator]

awesome score!!! the whale dime 1967, aren't thosr considered 65%ers considering some were 80% and some were 50%?

As has been discussed here before, and confirmed by our northern brethren, yes, as the 80%ers and 50%ers are the same weight and dimension, Canadian dimes (and quarters) from '67 are viewed as 65%ers; for there is no way to distinguish between the two.

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

 

[boxhunter]

The 1967 dime is not featuring a whale. It is a mackerel.

 

[fistfulladirt]

The 1967 dime is not featuring a whale. It is a mackerel.

That's one skinny fish!

 

[MIhunter]

I have read about being unable to tell the difference between a 80% and 50% silver 1967 canadian dime, but I don't understand. The density of copper and silver are quite different, between the weight, diameter and thickness shouldn't one of those three things be different?

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

awesome score! Keep it up and hh! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

 

[thurmownator]

I have read about being unable to tell the difference between a 80% and 50% silver 1967 canadian dime, but I don't understand. The density of copper and silver are quite different, between the weight, diameter and thickness shouldn't one of those three things be different?

Check the Techncal specs link a few posts up.

You be the judge.

 

[madwest]

I have read about being unable to tell the difference between a 80% and 50% silver 1967 canadian dime, but I don't understand. The density of copper and silver are quite different, between the weight, diameter and thickness shouldn't one of those three things be different?

Check the Techncal specs link a few posts up.

You be the judge.

The geek in me makes me want to answer this question. Unfortunately, there might not be enough information. (I don't necessarily believe the data in the link above - because the answers I get for thicknesses based on those values do not make sense).

The Canadian Mint (http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/10-cents-5300008?cat=10+cents&nId=5300008&nodeGroup=Learn) doesn't give enough detail - it doesn't discuss the 50/50 version at all.

The Canadian Mint says:
1920 to 1967
Composition: 80% silver, 20% copper
Weight (g): 2.33
Diameter (mm): 18.034
Thickness (mm): n/a

1968 to 1977
Composition: 99.9% nickel
Weight (g): 2.07
Diameter (mm): 18.034
Thickness (mm): 1.16

MIhunter is right though, the densities are different (Ag = 10.49gm/cm3; Cu = 8.94gm/cm3; aggregate range is 9.715 to 10.18) so either weight or volume must be different as well.

Based on the surrounding history, my best guess would be that it is the weight more likely than thickness (aka volume). From a quick and dirty point of view, the difference would be less than 5% though based on the projected range of aggregate densities.

 

[Generic_Lad]

See if you can get bags off of coin machines in Canada, if you can just get a big magnet and get rid of all the nickel that way, 100% effective and a lot faster than date searching.