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Title: silver coins Post by: adt69 on May 05, 2014, 07:35:46 PM Hi all
I have loads of sixpences coins I have found over the last month daring from 1816 up to 1960's when did silver stop. Al Title: Re: silver coins Post by: Mike on May 05, 2014, 07:47:07 PM 1946 was the last year silver was used in british coinage other than proofs or sets
Title: Re: silver coins Post by: Chef Geoff on May 05, 2014, 07:55:49 PM And after 1919 they are only 50% ;)
Title: Re: silver coins Post by: adt69 on May 05, 2014, 08:05:40 PM Thanks guys.
Al. Title: Re: silver coins Post by: roaljodaka on May 05, 2014, 08:49:50 PM Example
http://silveragecoins.com/en/details.php?item=915 (http://silveragecoins.com/en/details.php?item=915) Then like chef said 50 percent until 1946 i think onwards is copper nickel >:( Title: Re: silver coins Post by: roaljodaka on May 05, 2014, 08:55:10 PM just looked up someone commented on my question about silver, so here it is.
coins from 1920 onwards were 50% silver after 1946 it was the copper nickel rubbish we have today. |