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The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965, eliminated silver from the circulating United States dime (ten-cent piece) 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.
In the early 1960s, the U.S. faced a dwindling supply of silver that threatened to elevate the demand of coins such as the dime and quarter—coins that at the time contained actual silver—beyond their face value. The Coinage Act of 1965 aimed to address this shortage.
The motto 'In God we trust' shall be inscribed on all coins. Any coins minted after the enactment of the Coinage Act of 1965 from 900 fine coin silver shall be inscribed with the year 1964.
Under President Johnson, the 1965 Coinage Act was passed that eliminated silver from certain coins due to a silver and coin shortage. Silver quarters and dimes saw complete elimination of...
The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965, eliminated silver from the circulating United States dime (ten-cent piece) and quarter dollar coins.
The Coinage Act of 1965 supersedes the act of 1792. And that act had the title: An Act Establishing a Mint and Regulating the Coinage of the United States. Since that time our coinage of dimes, and quarters, and half dollars, and dollars have contained 90 percent silver.
31 U.S. Code § 5103 - Legal tender. United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.
The Coinage Act of 1965, Pub.L. 89–81, 79 Stat. 254, enacted July 23, 1965, eliminated silver from the circulating United States dime (ten-cent piece) 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.
Coinage Act of 1965 : hearings before the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, first session, on H.R. 8746 (superceded by H.R. 8926), a bill to provide for the coinage of the United States, June 4, 7, and 8, 1965.
Title Coinage Act of 1965 : hearings before the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Eighty-Ninth Congress, first session, on June 4, 7, 8, 1965. Imprint Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1965.