Eisenhower Dollar - silver clad, 1971-1976įor some great deals on Coins and Coin Supplies visit my friends at Jake's Marketplace, Inc. Denomination Type Date Diameter (mm) Composition Weight (grams) Silver (grams) Silver (ounces) Three Cent: Star: 1851-1853: 14.00: 0.7500 Silver, 0.Walking Liberty Half Dollar - 1916-1947.

Barber or Liberty Head Half Dollar - 1892-1915.Barber or Liberty Head Quarter - 1892-1916.Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Piece - 1875-1878.Mercury or Winged Liberty Head Dime - 1916-1945.Barber or Liberty Head Dime - 1892-1916.WWII Silver Jefferson Nickels - 1942-1945.Clicking the links will take you to more information and images of these collectible silver coins as that information is added to the site. (click to enlarge)Īmerican Silver Eagle _Ĭurrently, US silver coins are made only for collectors and investors in the form of Silver Bullion Coins, such as the $1 American Silver Eagle, and Commemorative Coins.Ĭommemorative Coins are made to celebrate and honor American people, places, events, and institutions.īoth bullion and commemorative coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation as their metal content is worth much more than their face value.īelow you will find a list of US Silver Coins. Coins released for circulation during this time were of the copper/nickel clad variety. Eisenhower Dollars containing a net composition of 40% silver were made especially for collectors. The silver content was completely eliminated in 1971 when half dollars and dollars met the same fate the dimes and quarters had in 1965.Ī collectible silver coin was made from 1971 to 1976 however.

The 90% silver content of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar was reduced between 19 to a net composition of 40% silver with outer layers of 80% silver/20% copper bonded to an inner core of. The Coinage Act of 1965 changed the compositions of these coins to reduce or eliminate their silver content because the price of silver had risen above the face value of the coins.ĭimes and quarters were replaced with clad coinage that was a 75% copper/25% nickel outer layer bonded to an inner core of pure copper. Up until 1965, all United States dimes, quarter dollars and half dollars were made of 90% silver and 10% copper.

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