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RE: Silver Sunday 1966 Australian Round Silver 50c
All the post 1945 predecimal Silver coins were 50% silver, this one was the first decimal coin and the last regular circulation Australian coin to have Silver content although they still mint proof and special edition silver Cain’s with various nominal face values.
Thanks for the explanation. Funny: when Canada went off silver, in 1967, it first went from 80% silver to 50% silver. Then in 1968, they gave up and switched to nickel.
The silver bull market was that strong.
As a result, some 1967 dimes, quarters and halves were 80% and some were 50%. It's very difficult to tell which is which.