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.
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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