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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3561850, member: 78298"]My post is explaining that they kept minting 1964 DATED coins in 1965 and 1966. Because 1964 is the last dated year of the 90% coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, the price of silver steadily increased post-WWII. It gained 58% in 1945 and continued to increase in price to the early 1960s. It was artificially capped at the historic price of $1.29/oz by US government sales from 1963-1966 to discourage hoarding and/or melting of coins. The Coinage Act of 1965 ended the minting of silver dimes and quarters in the United States and debased the silver content of half dollars from 90% to 40%. Silver was eliminated from this coin in 1970. (Actually 1971 but w/e.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So I think when there was a little silver value in coins higher than the face value, they went off of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3561850, member: 78298"]My post is explaining that they kept minting 1964 DATED coins in 1965 and 1966. Because 1964 is the last dated year of the 90% coins. Meanwhile, the price of silver steadily increased post-WWII. It gained 58% in 1945 and continued to increase in price to the early 1960s. It was artificially capped at the historic price of $1.29/oz by US government sales from 1963-1966 to discourage hoarding and/or melting of coins. The Coinage Act of 1965 ended the minting of silver dimes and quarters in the United States and debased the silver content of half dollars from 90% to 40%. Silver was eliminated from this coin in 1970. (Actually 1971 but w/e.) So I think when there was a little silver value in coins higher than the face value, they went off of it.[/QUOTE]
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