Week # 35 - Happy day after Halloween

[dena]

What was the last year the U. S. Treasury redeemed silver certificates with silver dollars?

 

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[kenwin1]

1968 Kenwin1

[kenwin1]

June 19 1968

[snizzenfixit]

1965

 

Phil

 

[EVillageProwler]

1965?

 

EVP

 

[prooflike]

March 1964

[rockhobby]

 

1964

 

Doug

[gmarguli]

1968

[JamminJ]

I'll guess 1964.

[swhuck]

1968.

[burdi1-migration]

Congress of the United States stopped redemption of silver certificates on June 24, 1968;

[TJ]

1968

[IrishMike]

1968

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

June 24, 1968

[ArtR]

1964

[coinhead1]

1963

[davefperry]

1968

[mark]

1963.

 

Mark

[jeh46544]

1968

[a2labmom]

Based on this:

In 1967, Congress authorized the U.S. Treasury to stop redeeming silver certificates in silver dollars or bullion beginning the following year.

I say 1968.

[Drizzt]

1968

[jtryka]

I thought it was 1968, but heck I wasn't even born then!

[dena]

 

What was the last year that the U. S. Treasury redeemed silver certificates with silver dollars?

 

Answer: 1964. After that time they were redeemed with silver bars or granules until June 24, 1968.

 

The winner is prooflike!

Your prize is a certificate for 3 Free Earlybird submissions.

 

The winner of the drawing from all the remaining contestants who answered correctly..... is JamminJ!

 

Your prize is "The U.S. Rare Coin Handbook for Collectors and Investors" authored by Les and Sue Fox

 

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[kenwin1]

Trick question

[prooflike]

This is great! as I have some coins to submit for my NGC type set I am making. Thanks!

[JamminJ]

Hi,

 

My prize arrived at my home today, safe and sound! Thanks again!

 

-JamminJ