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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Melina, post: 1430528, member: 31852&quot;]I&#039;ll try <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1965 (surprised this one wasn&#039;t picked up yet - <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p>In this year, the Coinage Act of 1965 was passed, effectively elminating silver from the dimes and quarters that were produced for circulation in the US. Of course, the silver content in half dollars was also lowered. This was done because the silver content in the coins was slowly becoming worth more than the face value of the coin itself.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2924103227_d0389d1b73_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://ctdirtfisher.com/images/3210_1948Roosie.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A couple more interesting facts about the Coinage Act of 1965 that I didn&#039;t know that I thought I&#039;d share:</p><ul> <li>Allowed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" rel="nofollow">Secretary of the Treasury</a> to continue to strike 90% silver coins for up to five years, until the Secretary determined there was an adequate supply of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clad_coinage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clad_coinage" rel="nofollow">clad coins</a>. This authority was exercised, through 1966, though the coins were dated 1964.</li> </ul><p> <ul> <li>Forbade the minting of silver dollars for five years.</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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