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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1720876, member: 68&quot;]There have been no silver dimes in circulation since 1970.&nbsp; The FED removed silver between mid-&#039;68 and mid-69 when it became too uncommon to bother.&nbsp; The general public completed the task by the end of 1970.&nbsp; Of course silver is rarely seen since because it gets into pocket change in several ways (mostly inadvertantly).&nbsp; The great recession has caused the dissolution of numerous households and most of the coins from the foreclosed houses and the like are simpy spent since there are seldom enough to warrant a trip to the coin shop to sell them.&nbsp; Where silver was running about .04% (two per bag) from unchecked sources for many years it has increased substantially since 2008.&nbsp; People are pinched for money abnd they cash in their change forgetting or not caring that a few silver coins are included.&nbsp; The percentage &quot;circulating&quot; now is highly variable depending on how far removed you are from the numerous sources but I&#039;d guess it&#039;s around .12% for dimes and significantly lower for quarters.&nbsp; The highest is in half dollars however most sources for these are already checked so you probably will see none.&nbsp; These appear in very high concentrations since dozens or hundreds of silver coins can be redeemed at a time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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