Junk Silver Coins: Pre-1964 Silver Quarter, Half, Dime and Dollar U.S.A

In times of economic uncertainty, people oftentypically be charged extra.
seek to protect their nest egg by investing inIf you order bags of silver dimes, you may
precious metals. Precious metals historically risesometimes find some Barber dimes (1892-1916).
when the value of a fiat currency falls. InOlder dimes, such as the Seated Liberty
today’s market, pre-1964 US junk silver coins(1837-1891), Capped Bust (1809-1837), or Draped
like the  1964 silver quarter the twenty five centBust (1796-1807) will rarely be found in a bag, but
piece , 1964 silver  half fifty cent piece , 1964keep a sharp eye out for these rare coins.
silver dime ten cent piece and 1964 silver dollarA junk bag of pre-1964 silver quarters can
hundred cent piece U.S.A these coins all containcontain Washington quarters (1932-1964), Standing
90% silver provide an affordable and liquid silverLiberty’s (1916-1930), or possibly a few
investment opportunity.Barbers (1892-1916). Barbers and Standing
These coins like the silver quarter were in generalLiberty’s are usually quite worn and very
circulation until 1964 and contained 90% silverrare, but they can still be found in a bag of
volume per coin. Because they were circulatedquarters. Seated Liberty’s (1838-1891) are
coins, they can still be used as currency in amuch rarer, and you’ll likely never see these
survival situation, saved to reap the benefits of ain bags of “junk” quarters.
rise in silver price, or used as a hedge againstKennedy (1964) and Franklin (1948-1963)
inflation. Although coin collectors call themhalf-dollars appear with equal frequency in bags of
“junk” coins, they are far from what thesilver half-dollars. Occasionally, Walking
nick name may imply. Junk silver coins are goodLiberty’s (1916-1947) and even Barbers
investment in my mind.(1892-1915) can be found as well. Always pay
Originally a junk silver bag of coins equalled aattention to special promotions from coin dealers
$1000 face. Today, bags are typically sold byto detect price rises early. Seated Liberty’s
dealers in junk bags of $1000, $500, $250, andare much rarer, and you will not likely see these in
$100 dollar face-value lots. Remember, these areyour silver junk bags of coins.
face value, not actual value, bags. Pre-1964 USBecause more quarters and dimes were originally
silver quarter coins can also be bought in rolls,minted, half-dollars usually carry a higher sell price
making it quite easy and affordable to invest nobecause of their relative rarity and popularity. In
matter how much money you have to work with.fact, the Kennedy half is the most popular of
Originally, a junk silver bag of $1000 face valuepre-1964 US silver coins. And bags with all the
would contain 723 oz of silver. Because of wearsame type of half-dollars are priced higher for
and tear from circulation, these previouslyobvious reasons. Half-dollars tend to have less
circulated coins generally contain around 715 oz,wear and tear than the other coins as well.
while weighing a total of around 55 lbs. To find theThese circulated junk silver coins are easy to
price per ounce, simply divide the price of yourliquidate in an emergency. Bags can be separated
junk silver bag quarters by 715.into smaller quantities, and the coins can also be
Usually a bag of 1964 junk silver dimes will besold individually. In dire times, you could even use
made up of mostly Roosevelt dimes minted fromthem as currency at your local grocery store.
1946 to 1964. It is not uncommon to also findThis, combined with their relatively cheap price,
Mercury/Winged Head silver dimes (1916-1945) asmakes these so-called” “junk” coins an
well. Because of their earlier mint date, Mercuryattractive investment as a safe-haven.
dimes will be more worn than Roosevelt’s. IfDo to the fast moving silver market I do not give
you want a bag of only Mercury dimes, you willpersonal investment advice.