Strange how silver -- real money -- was taken out of circulation starting in 1965. Very close to the starting date of Vatican II.

And here's one even better -- Kennedy half dollars had 40% silver from 1965 through 1970. In 1971 the half dollars became fake as well.

So you had true money in 1964, a period of transition where the money was being adulterated with base metals, and then finally in 1971 the money was all base metal with little intrinsic value. A parallel of Vatican II and the New Mass?

Very interesting.

A lot of things happened in the 60s, that's true.

But you wouldn't have dimes today that are worth $2 in circulation.  The silver would have been immediately removed from circulation because of the debasement of the currency.

Incidentally, my father got to keep the profits of a pop machine at his father's car wash in the 60s.

He got $30 a month that way in silver change, which would now be worth $600 (of course silver wasn't worth that much back then).

My father did not inherit that part of the personality of my grandfather, alas.