Most silver coins were quickly withdrawn from circulation, while millions more were sacrificed in the past half century to recover the precious silver content.
Mint to eliminate silver from circulating coins in the 1960s, bringing an end to this glorious era. But the rising cost of silver bullion forced the U.S. coins from the dime to the dollar were struck in the classic beauty of 90% silver. In the golden age of American coinage, U.S. From the silver nickel to the silver dollar.75 years of American silver coinage.
