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Canadian dime found

Coin_nut1977Coin_nut1977 Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Curious about the dime being brown. Any help appreciated

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    LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,756 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,238 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,229 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    BJandTundraBJandTundra Posts: 402 ✭✭✭✭

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

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice Ag find @Coin_nut1977.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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

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    CollectorBonEZCollectorBonEZ Posts: 374 ✭✭✭✭

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

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/showcase/6602

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    Coin_nut1977Coin_nut1977 Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    YQQYQQ Posts: 3,463 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    Coin_nut1977Coin_nut1977 Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @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 :)

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    Coin_nut1977Coin_nut1977 Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 30, 2019 10:07PM

    Learning :)

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