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Silver dollars, the first dollar coin issue, were Mint_(coinagemintedbeginning in 1794. They were issued intermittently until 1935.

The denomination was resumed in 1971 but all of these coins were made of copper-nickel till 1999. Since 2000 circulating US $1 coins have been made of manganese brass.

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Was there a silver dollar made in 1950?

No US dollar coins were made in 1950


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Dollar coins made in 1935 and before contain .77344oz of pure silver.


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