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<p>[QUOTE="hontonai, post: 293873, member: 4703"]In 1983 there were no dollar coins minted. Kennedy has been on the half-dollar, not the dollar, since 1964 . They were made of 90% silver only in 1964, and then in 40% silver until 1970. Since then they have been clad copper-nickel over a copper core, just like the dime and quarter. In 1983 and a few other years a proof version in 90% silver was produced, with an "S" mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>There have been more than a half-dozen different silver dollars in US history. The most recent are <ul> <li>The Morgan Dollar, minted from 1878-1904, and again in 1921</li> <li>The Peace Dollar, minted from 1921-1928 and 1934-35, and</li> <li>Proof silver clad Eisenhower Bicentennial dollars in 1975-76 (all dated 1776-1976).</li> </ul><p>Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, and the ongoing Dead Presidents series of dollars have never been minted in silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hontonai, post: 293873, member: 4703"]In 1983 there were no dollar coins minted. Kennedy has been on the half-dollar, not the dollar, since 1964 . They were made of 90% silver only in 1964, and then in 40% silver until 1970. Since then they have been clad copper-nickel over a copper core, just like the dime and quarter. In 1983 and a few other years a proof version in 90% silver was produced, with an "S" mint mark. There have been more than a half-dozen different silver dollars in US history. The most recent are [list]The Morgan Dollar, minted from 1878-1904, and again in 1921[*]The Peace Dollar, minted from 1921-1928 and 1934-35, and[*]Proof silver clad Eisenhower Bicentennial dollars in 1975-76 (all dated 1776-1976).[/list]Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, and the ongoing Dead Presidents series of dollars have never been minted in silver.[/QUOTE]
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