What year did U.S. mints start using copper sandwich in dimes and quarters?

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Dimes and quarters dated 1965 and later are struck on cupronickel "sandwich" blanks.

Halves dated 1965-69 were struck on a silver-copper sandwich. Halves after 1971 are made from the same cupronickel metal as dimes and quarters.

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