The Wikipedia article of the day for July 23, 2019 is Coinage Act of 1965. The Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from the United States dime (ten-cent piece) and quarter dollar, and also reduced the silver content of the half dollar from 90 percent to 40 percent. There had been coin shortages beginning in …
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