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'68 Canadian dimes

Postby corky569 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:26 pm

I found two '68 Canadian dimes today that I thought were at least 50% silver. They both stick to a magnet, are they 50% steel? Is that normal?

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Re: '68 Canadian dimes

Postby mtalbot_ca » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:29 pm

Sorry, if they stick they are not 50% silver.

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Re: '68 Canadian dimes

Postby TwoAndAHalfCents » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:27 am

The ones with silver are are 50% silver / 50% copper. Nothing magnetic there.
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Re: '68 Canadian dimes

Postby JadeDragon » Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:51 am

If the 68s stick to a magnet they are 100% Nickel like all dimes until 2000
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Re: '68 Canadian dimes

Postby corky569 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:24 am

Thanks, I didn't know nickel was magnetic.
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Re: '68 Canadian dimes

Postby henrysmedford » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:41 am

corky569 wrote:Thanks, I didn't know nickel was magnetic.


And cobalt too. :mrgreen:
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