Roosevelt dimes struck before 1965 are made from a90% silvercomposition. They are worth a premium for their precious metal content. Most Roosevelt dimes from the 1946–1964 period are very common. Thus they are worth only their precious metal value if worn. In general, well-circulated Roosevelt...
while the 1967 SMS dimes aren’t as expensive as they would have been if they were proof dimes, they are also quite unique from a historical standpoint.
All 1965 dimes and quarters were supposed to be made on the copper-nickel clad planchets, but a few were accidentally struck on the 90% silver planchets from 1964. The result? A fewrare transitional errorcoins that are worth thousands of dollars — including the rare 1965 silver quarter and...
Quarters minted in the U.S. during the years 1964 or earlier are all made from90% pure silver.This is also known as .900 fine silver. Shop For Silver Quarters Image source: USA Coinbook There are a few other instances where your quarter may contain silver. Keep reading to learn how to...
All 1965 dimes and quarters were supposed to be made on the copper-nickel clad planchets, but a few were accidentally struck on the 90% silver planchets from 1964. The result? A few rare transitionalerrorcoins that are worth thousands of dollars — including the rare 1965 silver quarter and...
U.S. quarters, like dimes and half dollars, were made of 90% fine silver until 1964. It was when rising silver prices forceda change in composition. Silver prices had risen to more than $50 per ounceby the late 1970sand early 1980s. This was the result of trying to corner the world...
many 1964 Kennedy halves and later, quarters include Barber, standing Liberty, many silver Washington quarters, boxed set States Quarter program, Dimes include seated Liberty, Barber dimes, large lots Mercury dimes, Roosevelt dimes, nickels include Liberty Head, large lots Buffalo nickels, large lots...
Dimes and quarters: Coins dated 1964 or before (90 percent silver) Half-dollars: Kennedy Half Dollars dated 1964 and before (90 percent silver) and coins dated between 1965 and 1970 (40 percent silver) Presidential Dollars: Presidential dollars had mintages of millions and, in some cases, into...
The 1953 novelty hit, written by John Rox, rocketed up the pop charts and led to a fundraising campaign to buy Peevey an actual hippo for Christmas. Children donated their dimes to the cause, and the Oklahoma City native got her hippo, named Mathilda, which she donated to the Oklaho...
an' sang for dimes on subway trains satisfied at a nickel fare an' passin' the hat an' hittin' the bars on eighth avenue an' makin' the rounds t' the union halls but when I came in the fares were higher up t' fifteen cents an' climbin' ...