were there any other metalss used dor 1965 dimes

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by kerplunk_mn, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. kerplunk_mn

    kerplunk_mn New Member

    sorry i have no pics but i have a 1965 dime that hAs A huge portion of the edge with a silver edge and the there is a very very thin strip of a pinksh metal that is on the very edge of the rim

    at first i thought it was silver but the pinkish metal detterred me from that and i put it next to a regular 1965 dime and saw that the regular dime had a very dark clad in it

    ( i know everything about what is in the 1965-date dimes but my big question is were the any other alloy or expirimental dimes at the time that fit this description)

    thanks
     
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  3. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    1965 dimes were copper-nickel clad exactly the same as dimes made today. The copper-nickel layers are sandwiched over a copper core. The copper core is the "pinkish" material you are looking at.
     
  4. Dockwalliper

    Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder

    There are a few 1965 dimes struck on silver planchets but what you describe sounds like a regular clad. Check the edges of a roll of clad dimes and you'll find the copper core is exposed differently in many.
     
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