Perhaps a dumb question but ...............

[oldranger]

Ok guys this one is easy i hope

Silver dimes are 1966 and prior

silver quaters are 1964 and prior

Right??? WRONG???

A silly question but i wnat to confirm b4 i start sorting
or woudl a MAGNET help???

Gracias and Thanks

Ron
Rangers Lead The way

 

[bossman]

Quarters is right Dimes are also 1964 and prior also to the best of my knowledge

 

[cwilk]

A Red Book would help. Get one.

Briefly. (There are exceptions to this rule.)

Pre 1964 dimes, quarters and halves are 90 percent silver.

1965-1970 half dollars are 40 percent silver.

1942-1945 nickels are 35 percent silver. (Some 1942 nickels are normal composition.)

Get a Red Book.

Chris

Only 1943 one cent coins are magnetic.

 

[cwilk]

1964 dimes quarters and half dollars are 90 percent too. My sentence should have read pre 1965 or 1964 and earlier. I knew what I meant but I can't expect you guys to be mind readers.

Chris

 

[marcomo]

The silver coins are going to look a lot different too - whiter and less metallic.

 

[Uncle Willy]

All dimes,quarters, halves, were silver through 1964. That was the last year for 90% silver.

Bill

 

[cwilk]

They still mint 90 percent silver coins for collectors. I got a 90% silver state quarter in change once. You never know what kids or crackheads will spend or lose. Thats why I say you MUST have a coin collecting resource book at home.

Chris

 

[oldranger]

Once again thanks to all for the info
I got 2010 Ofical Red Book of us coins
i guess thats the one you meant

anyway thanks again for all the tips

Happy and SAFE hutning to all

Ron
Rangers Lead The Way

 

[cwilk]

Good purchase. I hope you have to use it soon and that you find a nice "Key Date coin." Best I've ever managed is a 1926S Merc in F to VF. I'd call it a "Semi Key." There is some interesting reading up front in the book and I like to pour though the later sections on coins to figure out where I might want to take my coin collecting next.

Did you get a small scale to weigh jewelry yet?

Chris

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah there's a lot of strange stuff floating around out there that the Mint sneaks in on you. I finallygot a letter from the Mint regarding my silver SACS stating that the gold color on them can be removed or converted to silver appearance by mechanical or chemical means ( which I already know and have done ) but they didn't explain why they put that phony gold color over a perfectly lovely silver finish. They finally returned, with the letter, one of the converted coins I sent. After I nailed them about the second one they are now looking for it.

Bill

 

[oldranger]

Chris


I have a small scale that reads in grams /ozs
up to 2 lbs i htink that will work fine ???

Ron