I have a 1999 Jamaican Rt excellent George William Gordon coin, i was wondering if it had any silver in it?

Question

I have a 1999 Jamaican Rt excellent George William Gordon coin, i was wondering if it had any silver in it?

Answer 1

If this is a $10 Jamaican coin from 1999, this was minted in nickel-plated steel:

http://worldcoins.iquebec.com/news.html

(Use your browser's Find or Search option to search for "Gordon" on this page)

"New 10 dollars 1999 have been released on 16th march 1999. You can see actual Coat of Arms on first side and on the other you can see Rt. Excellent George William Gordon. They minted 1 136 000 coins in 1999.

-> Diameter : 24,50 mm (about 1 inch)

-> Shape : 12 Round with scalloped

-->Edge : Plain

-> Composition : Nickel plated steel"

A drawing of this coin:

http://worldcoins.iquebec.com/jmpic.html

As a general rule, no nation - since the early 1970s - has minted coins for general circulation that contain silver, and most nations abandoned silver coinage in various times during the 1940s through the 1960s.  Silver is simply too valuable to use for day-to-day coinage, although it is still used in coins that countries mint to sell at a premium to collectors.