U.S. Constitutional Silver

Some of my favorite coins are U.S. Constitutional silver.

Coins minted before 1965 are usually referred to as Constitutional Silver. Up until that point coins made for US currency still followed the Constitutional mandate and were minted containing 90% silver.

The term Constitutional Silver usually refers to these coins:

Mercury dimes
Pre-1965 90% silver Roosevelt dimes
Standing Liberty quarters
Pre-1965 90% silver Washington quarters
Walking Liberty half dollars
Franklin half dollars
1964 90% silver Kennedy half dollars
Morgan dollars
Peace dollars

Whenever I can (that is, if I remember to do it), I purchase them, along with my regular silver purchases.

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1940 Mercury Dime, 1903 Barber Dime, 1964 Roosevelt Dime

Washington Quarters: 1952, 1958, 1959, 1964

1944 Walking Liberty Halves

1962 Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar

1964 J.F. Kennedy Half Dollar

1988 Morgan Dollar

1921 Peace Dollar

Other silver coins

The composition of nickels changed from 1942 to 1945, when silver was added to its metal content; hence, the four-year period has been referred to as the silver nickel era. Specifically, it consisted of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese.

35% Silver Nickels: 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945

Silver was phased out of U.S. currency by 1965. Half dollars would have 40% silver, quarters and dimes would have none. These 40% silver coins were only made for a short time. Since 1971, they've been out of circulation.

1968 J.F. Kennedy Half Dollar

All of the pre-1965 90% silver that has ever been minted is a finite amount. Unlike a generic round... they're pumping out millions and millions of generic silver rounds to meet demand.

With 90% Constitutional Silver, what you see it what you get!

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