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To: Eagles6
In 1964, the last year silver US coins were minted

Nope!

Most U.S. coin collectors know that the United States Mint continued to pump 1964-dated 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars into circulation through 1965 and into early 1966. The reasons for doing this were several, some of them quite reasonable at the time.

Source here

It takes a bit of searching to find this. It looks like it's being memory-holed.

61 posted on 05/12/2021 8:03:36 PM PDT by null and void (When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
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To: null and void

64 was the last year the were officially minted, except for 40% and proofs, which you can still buy.


82 posted on 05/13/2021 9:55:44 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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