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The last dime struck with 90% silver rolled off the presses on July 29, 1965, marking the end of an era in American coinage. For nearly 150 years, every dime—from the first…
Read more → The Last Silver Dime: When Did They Stop Using Silver in Dimes?
The last copper penny rolled off the production lines at the U.S. Mint on January 1, 1982—a quiet but monumental shift in American numismatics. For 175 years, the one-cent coin had been…
Read more → The Last Copper Penny: When Did They Quit Making Them?
The last American penny struck from pure copper rolled off the presses in 1982, marking the end of an era that began with the birth of the nation itself. For nearly two…
Read more → The Last Copper Penny: When Did They Stop Making Pennies Out of Copper?
