Silver Quarters
Silver quarters in the United States were minted from 1796 until 1964. Starting in 1965, due to rising silver prices, the composition was changed to a copper-nickel clad alloy that we are most familiar with today.
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Peace Dollar Coin Values, Prices and other Silver Dollars Worth Money
The Peace Dollar was designed by Italian-American sculpture Anthony (Antonio) de Francisci. At only 34 years old at the time of the design competition, de Francisci was the youngest of all of the sculptures competing.
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Reasons to Buy Junk Silver
Silver bullion was used in the minting of all dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and dollar coins before 1965. The silver in these coins is 90% pure silver.
Buying Junk Silver
Junk Silver coins are an affordable way of investing in silver at or close to spot price. Junk silver coins can be found with little to no dealer premium.
Which Quarters are Silver?
US quarters minted before 1965 contain silver. They were struck with an alloy containing 90% silver. The melt value for each silver quarter is $ today. Silver quarters, like all 90% silver US coinage, are sometimes called “junk silver.” This common term is adopted from the coin-collecting industry for coins with no numismatic value. Their … Read moreWhich Quarters are Silver?