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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 603975, member: 11521&quot;]There was a coin crisis in the early &#039;60s. Congress blamed coin collectors for taking a lot of coins out of circulation thereby creating a coin shortage. Also the price of silver had reached a point that the intrinsic value of a silver coin exceeded its face value which further exacerbated the coin shortage. So Congress made some sweeping changes in 1964.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Silver was removed from Dimes and Quarters beginning in 1965. Silver content of Half Dollars was reduced to 40% in 1965 and removed entirely a few years later.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mintmarks were removed from coins during the years 1965 to 1967 to discourage coin collecting. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Production of 1964 Nickels continued well into 1965. I guess Congress figured that with a HUGE mintage of &#039;64 Nickels no one would collect them and they would all remain in circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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