Posted: 7/10/2007 9:30:31 PM EDT
so, i'm going through a whole bunch of coins. i mean, several large coffee cans worth. which year did they stop using silver? was 1965 the last year, or was 1964 the last year? |
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pre 1965 are 90% silver Junk silver coins are also available as sterling silver coins, which were officially minted until 1919 in the United Kingdom and Canada, and 1945 in Australia. These coins are 92.5% silver, and are in the form of (in decreasing weight) Crowns, Half-crowns, Florins, Shillings, Sixpences, and threepence. The tiny threepence weighs 1.41 grams, and the Crowns are 28.27 grams (1.54 grams heavier than a US $1). Canada produced silver coins with 80% silver content from 1920 to 1967. |