The term “junk silver coins” can be very misleading to anyone not familiar with the precious metals industry. After all, how could a bag of “junk” cost thousands of dollars? It is only when we ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite its name, junk silver is not junk. Indeed, the term "junk silver" is actually a misnomer, since this form of silver investing has provided excellent returns over the past decade. Junk silver ...

Mike Maharrey analyzed the ongoing bull markets in gold and silver, highlighting record highs, historical ratios, supply ...

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 ...

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 ...

CALIFORNIA (Commodity Online): Junk silver coins may be the next gold rush for those looking for an affordable way to hedge against the global finacial market. Gold investors who are savy on precious ...

Silver crossed an interesting milestone recently. Now one dollar in so-called “junk silver” U.S. coins costs more than $30. “Junk silver” refers to U.S. dimes, quarters and half dollars minted before ...

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 ...