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Silver dollars issued in 1935 and earlier were made from an alloy of 90% silver, 10% copper.

Dollar coins struck in 1971 and later are sometimes called "silver" dollars out of habit or tradition, but circulation pieces don't contain any silver. From 1971 to 1999 they were made from the same copper-nickel "sandwich" metal as dimes and quarters. The new Sacagawea and Presidential dollars are made from a brass-manganese alloy that gives them their golden color.

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