Canadian dime found

Coin_nut1977

Curious about the dime being brown. Any help appreciated

LanLord

I have found silver dimes near the ocean (buried in the sand) that have a dark colouration like that.

I'm sure there are other chemical reasons that dime could look like that too.

amwldcoin

You lucked up! It's silver...that better explains the toning!

291fifth

It has silver content so at least it has some value. Don't worry about the toning. It is a date nobody cares about ... very common.

mark_dak

$17.00 silver means your dime is worth $1.0199. Better than a sharp stick in the eye...

CaptHenway

I used to collect these out of circulation in Detroit. The .800 fine silver tones more than U.S. .900 fine silver. Obviously it has not been circulating for a long time, so it may have been stuck in a sofa or chair or whatever for decades, and the environment darkened it.

BJandTundra

Years ago found a lot of those in circulation. Put them back as curiosities, All are black now.

Hemispherical

Nice Ag find @Coin_nut1977.

ricko

Old silver coin, been in an environment not friendly to silver (i.e. ground, car seat, sock drawer etc.)... No added value beyond silver content. Cheers, RickO

CollectorBonEZ

My guess is that it spent some time in a hot moist or salty environment.

Coin_nut1977

Thanks everyone. Didn’t realize 1964 was silver in Canadian

YQQ

Canada $1, 50 ct, 25 ct and 10 cent were all 80% silver until 1967. However some 67's and even some 68 quarters and dimes were only 50%.
be careful as many 1968 were also nickel... use a magnet to check.

Coin_nut1977

@YQQ said:
Canada $1, 50 ct, 25 ct and 10 cent were all 80% silver until 1967. However some 67's and even some 68 quarters and dimes were only 50%.
be careful as many 1968 were also nickel... use a magnet to check.

Thanks for sharing this! Any input is helpful for me

Coin_nut1977

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