POLL: As a kid, do you recall seeing Mercury dimes in general circulation?

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• Musky1011 Posts: 3,904 ✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2015 3:56PM

  No.. But I did get a walking liberty half in change from the "popsicle man" when I was five years old.. That would have been 1966

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• s4ny Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭

  October 10, 2015 10:32AM

  When the Kennedy Half Dollars came out people were hoarding them to honor
  the fallen President. Same year was the last year for 90% silver in circulating coins.
  
  Hoarders pulled Walkers and Franklins. Didn't have to look at the date to see
  if it was silver. They are still worth a premium to 90% quarters and dimes.
  
  Kennedys were silver (1964) then 40%, then junk. Never understood the 40% phase.
  
  Vending machines started taking bills. So it was nickels, dimes, quarters, bills.
  
  Yes, I am 69 and Mercs circulated widely along with Walkers. By the time I started
  to notice (1954-1955?) SLQs were very rare in circulation. Banks still had Silver Dollars for
  a paper dollar.
  

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