What year did the U.S. government stop putting silver in dimes??
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1965 first year without silver in dimes and quarters in general circulation  (ever wonder why you almost never see a dime/quarter in general use before 1965?)
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Because there is not enough stored gold to guarantee the value of the currency in circulation. That is why the US went to the silver standard. Then we found out that there is not enough silver to guarantee the value of the currency in circulation. That is why US currency is now backed by "the full faith and credit of the United States."
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It used to. But the United states is on a non-fiat monetary system. The gold reserve is meaningless and is not backing the money. The government is telling you that it is worth something and can be used for payments and debts.
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3 dimes\n30 pennies\n1 quarter and 5 pennies\n2 dimes and 10 pennies\n1 dime and 20 pennies
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The attempt to keep gold and silver coins in circulation at the same time, both legal tender for obligations, and exchangeable for each other at par, with free coinage for both metals at the ratio fixed by law, is called bimetalism. For centuries governments have tried to keep the two metals in a fixed ratio to-each other. But whatever the legal procedure developed by them to do this, the commercial ratio has been one of constant oscillation.
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It is the year that quarter was minted, or made. You will notice a year like that on every coin and dollar bill. I think it is pretty cool when I find really old pennies.
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The "Mercury" dime is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful regular issue coins ever minted in the U.S. Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 till 1945 at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints. Coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint do not bear a mint mark. Coins minted at the other two mints bear the "D" and "S" mint marks on the reverse of the coin near the bottom. \nSo, depending on what style you have it may be worth more or less. Despite the name given to this coin, the coin does not in fact depict Mercury, the legendary messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. The portrait on the face side of the coin is actually that of Liberty wearing a winged cap symbolizing freedom of thought. However, because of the resemblance of this portrait to Mercury, the coin has always been popularly referred to as a Mercury dime.\n·Weight: 2.50 grams \n·Composition: .900 silver, .100 copper \n·Edge: Reeded \nWeight: .07234 ounce pure silver\nThe reverse side of the coin depicts a fasces and an olive branch. A fasces is an axe surrounded by a bundle of rods representing the ancient Roman symbol of power. \nThere are two sizes of "S" mint marks on the 1945-S Mercury dimes. There is a normal size mint mark and a smaller size mint mark that collectors refer to as a "micro S". The smaller mint mark is less common and has a greater numismatic value than the normal size mint mark. \nProduction of Mercury dimes ceased in 1946 when, following the death of Franklin Roosevelt, a new dime design with a portrait of the former President was minted. \n1945 dimes are worth about five dollars according to this web site.\nhttp://coins.about.com/library/weekly/aa042901a.htm
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Let's see.\n\nTwo dimes and one nickel\nOne dime and three nickels\nFive nickels.\n\nYou can have five pennies in place of one nickel in any of the above sitiuations.\n\nSo you could have:\n\nTwo dimes and five pennies\nOne dime and two nickels and five pennies\nFour nickels and five pennies.\n\nBut once again, you can have five pennies in place of one nickel in any of the above sitiuations. (Now, D = dime, N = nickel, P = penny)\n\n1D, 1N, 10 P\n3N, 10P\n\nOne more time\n\n1D, 15P\n2N, 15P\n\nAnd again:\n\n1N, 20P\n\nOne last time\n\n25P\n\nI count 12 ways.
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When they changed from silver to modern coinage, they kept the weights the same so both would work in vending machines.\n\npennies = 2.5 g x 57 = 142.5 g\nnickels = 5.0 g x 3 = 15 g\ndimes = 2.268 g x 3 = 6.804 g\nquarters = 5.67 g x 2 = 11.34 g\nhalves = 11.34 g x 1 = 11.34 g\n\nNote that a dime weighs 1/5 of a half dollar and a quarter weighs half as much, so that when they were all silver you'd get an equal amount of silver for an equal amount of cents.\n\nThere are about 454 g in a pound, or 227 in a half pound.  These coins add up to 186.984 g, or a little less than half a pound.
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I think 1947\nCheck out the website below
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1965 was the first year for copper dimes, quarters, and half dollars.
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Jan 31, 1940.  Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.\n\nUnfortunately, don't know when the check was cashed and money was first deducted from the social security fund.  Hopefully this will point you in the right direction.
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The Bretton Woods system ended on August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon ended trading of gold at the fixed price of $35/ounce.
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Officially in 1933, but it started to fade during the Woodrow Wilson Presidency with the formation of the Federal Reserve.\n\nHope that helps...\n\n- Optimum Motorworks
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No,it stopped minting coins in 1937. \nCC stand for Carson city mint.\nO  stand for New Orleans
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You can find them on eBay, but they cost more than $500.00.\n\n-Cory\n\n\nOn July 14, 1969, David M. Kennedy, the 60th Secretary of the Treasury, and officials at the Federal Reserve Board announced that they would immediately stop distributing currency in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Production of these denominations stopped during World War II. Their main purpose was for bank transfer payments. With the arrival of more secure transfer technologies, however, they were no longer needed for that purpose. While these notes are legal tender and may still be found in circulation today, the Federal Reserve Banks remove them from circulation and destroy them as they are received.
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1964 was thw last year quarters had silver.