Welcome back, Coin Roll Hunters.
You're in for a treat! I had so much fun coin roll hunting for Silver Wartime Nickels, I thought we should go on another silver hunt. I hope you brought your customer-wrapped and bank-wrapped rolls of dimes because we will be coin roll hunting for more silver from Roosevelt dimes!
Modern Roosevelt dimes, as we know them today, are composed of sandwiched metal we call clad.
Roosevelt dimes from 1965 to date are composed of an inner core layer of pure copper, clad between outer layers of a copper-nickel alloy of 75% copper and 25 nickel%.
What are dimes from 1964 and earlier made of?
They used silver! Yes, Roosevelt dimes minted from 1946 to 1964 are composed of a silver-copper alloy consisting of 90% silver and 10% copper. That's about .07234 oz. of pure silver!
Why was the composition of the dime changed in 1965?
Due to the increased value of silver in the early 1960's, it would cost the mint more than 10 Cents to make a Dime. In order to make the coin less expensive to produce, they passed the Coinage Act of 1965 to remove the silver content from the dime and substituted a clad copper-nickel alloy.
Are all Dimes made before 1964 made with silver?
Yes! So, as we coin roll hunt through our Roosevelt Dimes, keep an eye out for dimes made in 1964 or earlier.
Let's get started!
I hope you enjoy the new video format as I search for silver Roosevelt Dimes from a customer-wrapped roll and a bank-wrapped roll.
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