Two nice Canadian silver dimes!

[O-dog]

Searched 10 CWRs today and was rewarded!

1951 and 1937!





HH

Owen

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Very nice!!

 

[CW3(ret) US Army]

Searched 10 CWRs today and was rewarded!

1951 and 1937!

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Owen

Nice finds for only 10 cwr. May you find many more. Welcome to TNET & this hobby/obsession/addiction. BTY I found a 1968 silver Canadian quarter. Numista coin identifier says in 68 the Canadian silver quarter was only 50% silver. I thought I had read elsewhere that in 1968, they made both a 50% & 80% silver coins. If that's true how could I be able to tell the difference?
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Gary

 

[Spartcom5]

Nice finds for only 10 cwr. May you find many more. Welcome to TNET & this hobby/obsession/addiction. BTY I found a 1968 silver Canadian quarter. Numista coin identifier says in 68 the Canadian silver quarter was only 50% silver. I thought I had read elsewhere that in 1968, they made both a 50% & 80% silver coins. If that's true how could I be able to tell the difference?
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Gary

Maybe a scale. I remember seeing somewhere that's the reason why people just call them 65%ers.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Nice finds for only 10 cwr. May you find many more. Welcome to TNET & this hobby/obsession/addiction. BTY I found a 1968 silver Canadian quarter. Numista coin identifier says in 68 the Canadian silver quarter was only 50% silver. I thought I had read elsewhere that in 1968, they made both a 50% & 80% silver coins. If that's true how could I be able to tell the difference?
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Gary

Gary, there's a chance your 1968 canadian quarter contains no silver, but hope it does - easy test would be magnet check. If it sticks, there's no silver.

The 1967 Canadian dime and quarter were issued in 80% silver/20% copper and 50% silver/50% copper. For 1968 dime and quarter changed to 50% silver/50% copper, then later 99% nickel the same year.

To tell the difference for '67, you need a scale with .01 oz accuracy.
80% silver canadian quarter weighs about 5.83 grams.
50% weighs about 5.05 grams.

When I've sold '67 quarters and dimes in the past, they were always bought at 50% silver value.

 

[thurmownator]

The '67 dimes and quarters, either 80% silver or 50%, have the exact same tech specs and weigh exactly the same. There is no known way to differentiate (that I'm aware).

Technical Aspects - Canadian Circulating Coinage

I understand that they way they are treated (from a silver bullion perspective) on the open market, as neither the buyer nor seller can tell, is to treat them as 65% silver (splitting the difference). To do it any other way would be unfair to one of the parties.

 

[CW3(ret) US Army]

Gary, there's a chance your 1968 canadian quarter contains no silver, but hope it does - easy test would be magnet check. If it sticks, there's no silver.

The 1967 Canadian dime and quarter were issued in 80% silver/20% copper and 50% silver/50% copper. For 1968 dime and quarter changed to 50% silver/50% copper, then later 99% nickel the same year.

To tell the difference for '67, you need a scale with .01 oz accuracy.
80% silver canadian quarter weighs about 5.83 grams.
50% weighs about 5.05 grams.

When I've sold '67 quarters and dimes in the past, they were always bought at 50% silver value.

It passed the magnet test no problem. That is the first thing I do to all my 1968 Canadian dimes & quarters.
HH
Gary