Constitutional 90% U.S. silver coins, "junk silver," offer low premiums, easy auth, small tradeable units, shrinking supply, ...

Just after we published our special report on "junk silver" earlier this week, a Money Morning reader posed the following two questions: How many troy ounces of silver is contained in a bag of new ...

Junk Silver - “Junk silver” and “junk bags” are terms that refer to $1000 in U.S. coinage— dimes, quarters, or half dollars minted 1964 or earlier; commonly known junk bags consist of 90% silver. Junk ...

Personal finance columnist Shannon Buggs answers readers' questions about managing money. Q: Silver-colored coins were indiscriminately saved over many years, perhaps 1945-1965. They were recovered ...

In 1972, a bag ($1000 face value) of "junk" US silver coins sold for approximately $1300-1350. The average closing price of silver that year was $1.68 oz; hence, the silver content (715 ounces) value ...

Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and other ...

Dear Dr. Don, I have quite a few very old silver dollars, dimes, quarters, etc., that I've been told are worth much more than their face value. Should I hold on to them in view of all the warnings ...

Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and other ...

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