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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 329577, member: 8703&quot;]Silver coins just &quot;jump out&quot; in their visual difference among copper-nickel coins if they are ever received in change. On the extremely rare occasion of encountering a stray silver coin, 43 years after the precious metal was removed from most US coins, it is always a cause for celebration.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For those of us old enough to remember even receiving 90%- or even 40%-silver coins in everyday transactions, one of the reasons why Congress approved of the use of the copper-nickel alloy in 1965 was the &quot;silvery&quot; appearance of dimes and quarters (and eventually half dollars and dollars in 1971) to the public.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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