Silver content of Old Canadian Coins

Canadian coins silver content 

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Currency used up until mid, to early 20th century often contained a substancial amount of silver. Old British coins along with old US coins contained silver with a small amount of copper to harden the currency.

Canada spared no expense with their currency and up until 1967, Canadian coins were made primarily of silver. In this article we will learn the true silver content of old Canadian coins.

Silver content of old Canadian Coins

Canadian coins produced prior to 1919 contained 92.5% silver [Sterling silver]

Canadian coins produced from 1920-1967 contained 80% silver

Coins produced after 1968* contained no silver and were in fact made from nickel.
*For a brief period between 1967-1968, coins from Canada contained 50% silver.

Silver content of old Canadian coins - Individual Values

Below is a brief description of old Canadian coins (pre 1920) and their true silver content weight in troy ounces. 925 Sterling silver coins from Canada:

Coin	Denomination	Silver content [Troy ounce]
	5 Cents	0.0338
	10 Cents	0.0673
	20 Cents	0.135
	25 Cents	0.168
	50 Cents (Half Dollar)	0.336
Coin	Denomination	Silver content [Troy ounce]

Below is a brief description of old Canadian coins (from 1920-1967) and their true silver content weight in troy ounces. 800 Silver Coins from Canada:

Coin	Denomination	Silver content [Troy ounce]
	5 Cents	0.0292
	10 Cents	0.0582
	25 Cents	0.1452
	50 Cents (Half Dollar)	0.291
	1 Dollar	0.583
Coin	Denomination	Silver content [Troy ounce]

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