The Coinage Act of 1965 removed all silver from clad.
Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1965 in July.
With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1965, the dime's silver content was removed.
President Johnson enacted S . 2080 as the Coinage Act of 1965 with his signature on July 23, 1965.
Demonetisation is currently prohibited in the United States and the Coinage Act of 1965 applies to all US coins and currency regardless of age.
In response to their wide distribution in American commerce, the coins were officially re-monetized when the Coinage Act of 1965 was signed into law.
Section 107 allows the secretary to issue regulations to put into force the Coinage Act of 1965, while section 108 contains definitions and similar technical matters.
To ensure that there would be no repetition, Congress inserted a provision in the Coinage Act of 1965 forbidding the coinage of silver dollars for five years.
With the Coinage Act of 1965, the Mint transitioned to striking clad coins, made from a sandwich of copper nickel around a core of pure copper.