Wikipedia article of the day for July 23, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

The Wikipedia article of the day for July 23, 2019 is Coinage Act of 1965. The Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from the United States dime (ten-cent piece) and quarter dollar, and also reduced the silver content of the half dollar from 90 percent to 40 percent. There had been coin shortages beginning in …

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