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1965: clad coins, and no mint marks
The Coinage Act of 1965 took silver out of the dime and quarter, cut the half dollar to 40% silver, and stopped mint marks on standard circulating coins.
“So, no mint marks appeared on circulating coins from 1965 to 1967.”
“Coins bearing the 1965 date were manufactured from Aug. 1965 through July 1966, inclusive. Beginning on Aug. 1, 1966, the first coins to bear the date "1966" will be manufactured.”
“Includes 368,553,750 coins of regular issue, and 11,800,000 coins in 2,360,000 special Mint sets.”
“In 1965, the Mint removed silver from the dime and the composition became copper-nickel clad.”
“The average silver content is 40 percent of the standard gross weight, or 4.6 grams of silver.”
| Coin | Facility, mark | Figure | Counts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half dollar | Denver, no mint mark | 63,049,366 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Half dollar | San Francisco, no mint mark | 2,830,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Quarter | Philadelphia, no mint mark | 1,082,216,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Quarter | Denver, no mint mark | 673,305,540 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Quarter | San Francisco, no mint mark | 64,196,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Dime | Philadelphia, no mint mark | 845,130,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Dime | Denver, no mint mark | 757,472,820 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Dime | San Francisco, no mint mark | 49,537,750 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Nickel | Philadelphia, no mint mark | 12,440,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Nickel | Denver, no mint mark | 82,291,380 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Nickel | San Francisco, no mint mark | 41,400,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Cent | Philadelphia, no mint mark | 301,470,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Cent | Denver, no mint mark | 973,364,900 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
| Cent | San Francisco, no mint mark | 222,390,000 | coins bearing this date | Mint annual report, FRASER file 1967, PDF p. 151, table C56 |
Because standard 1965 coins have no mint mark, the checker lists every facility when you choose “No mint mark” for 1965: you can't tell from the coin which one made it.
Figures and quotes checked against their sources on October 12, 2026.