What is junk silver? Why old coins are still attracting investors

Many dimes, quarters and half dollars minted before 1965 contain silver. Learn how to identify this 'junk silver' and ...
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Pre-1965 quarters and dimes are worth far more than face value for their silver alone

Anyone holding a pre-1965 U.S. quarter or dime owns a coin whose silver content alone exceeds its stamped denomination by a wide margin. On July 23, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Coinage ...
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Pre-1965 silver pocket change provides investors with an economic future

Among all the choices you have for gold and silver bullion, genuinely historic metal is still around at reasonable prices. The runaway classic is ninety-percent U.S. silver coinage. The lyrical ring ...
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Pre-1965 dimes and quarters are 90% silver, worth far more melted than their face value

Anyone holding a dime or quarter minted before 1965 owns a coin whose silver content is worth many times the ten or twenty-five cents stamped on its face. The United States Mint replaced silver with ...