An example of to distance is to stop talking to a certain friend, to distance yourself from your friend. 1  the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness. 2  a gap, space, or interval between two points, lines, objects, etc.  an interval between two points in time.
The exception was Kennedy half dollars, which were 40% silver (down from 90% in 1964) between 1965 and 1970. Eisenhower dollars were produced in both clad (for circulation) and 40% silver (for collectors) between 1971 and 1976. Quarters and half dollars were produced in 40% silver for collectors in silver in 1976.
Most of the melting took place in 1979 and 1980, when silver bullion soared to an all-time high of $50 an ounce. At that point, common-date silver coins were worth far more as metal than as money or collectibles. Even scarcer items could be melted at a profit. The value of silver has plummeted since then.