Coinage Act of 1965
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coinage-act-of-1965-241-18102381
title:
Coinage Act of 1965
text:
The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965, eliminated silver from the circulating United States dime and quarter dollar coins. It also reduced the silver content of the half dollar from 90 percent to 40 percent; silver in the half dollar was subsequently eliminated by a 1970 law. There had been coin shortages beginning in 1959, and the United States Bureau of the Mint expanded production to try to meet demand. The early 1960s was a time of inc
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Federal law of the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1965
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2024-02-04T16:53:29Z
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