Canadian Silver Coins Last Year

1967 was the last year silver canadian dollars and half dollars were struck for general circulation.

Canadian silver coins last year.

5 10 25 50 1 and 2. There are six denominations of canadian circulation coinage in production. The three smallest coins are known by the traditional names nickel 5 dime 10 and quarter 25 and the one. 1911 1919 george v 92 5 silver dime.

10 cent piece but in practice only the 50 cent piece is known by that name. 1911 1919 george v 92 5 silver 5 cent coin 1920 1921 george v 80 silver 5 cent coin canadian silver dimes. Canadian nickels containing silver were discontinued after 1921. The prices listed below are for circulated 1 00 coins not proof or commemorative 1 00 coins.

Silver content troy ounces. Instead they were consigned to the melting pot. Thank you craig canada issued silver coins from the dime to the half dollar from 1870 1919 in 925 silver and dimes to dollars in 800 silver from 1920 to 1967 the dollar coin starts in. Canadian silver five cent coins.

Many people find it easier to use charts when viewing information so in the chart below you will find the silver content and value of canadian silver dollars year by year you will also find the modern day composition of canadian dollar coins. Officially they are each named according to their value e g. The last of the silver coins were minted in 1921 but most of this date and many of those dated 1919 20 were never released. The other denominations remained but after 1920 they were coined at a lower fineness reflecting the dangerously high price of silver during and after world war i.

Canadian silver dollar value chart. Last year for canadian silver content coins was a partial production in 1968. By mid 1967 canada reduced the silver content of the canadian dime and canadian quarter from 80 to 50 percent. Were canadian coins ever minted in silver if so which ones and when did they stop minting in silver.