Constitutional Silver Coins
Constitutional silver, also known as junk silver, is an casual term used in the United States by coin collectors and silver stackers for any silver coin that is in fair condition and has no real numismatic (collectible) value above the silver bullion value of the silver it contains. Such coins are popular with people seeking to invest in physical silver. The word “junk” refers only to the value of the coins as collectibles and not to the actual condition of the coins; junk silver is not scrap silver.
Precious metals, like silver, are measured in troy ounces (ozt). A spot price for silver is the price for a troy ounce of silver which is 99.9-percent pure, or 999 fine. Silver coins, including junk-silver coins, have set silver-alloy contents ranging from 35-percent to 90-percent or more. The term “coin silver,” for example, refers to 90-percent silver alloy which was the most common alloy used in pre-1965 mint silver U.S. coins.
Any combination of 90-percent silver U.S. coins which have a face value of US $1.00 contains 0.715 ozt (22.2 g) of 99.9-percent silver (0.7234 ozt if uncirculated), except for the silver dollars (Morgan and Peace) which contain 0.7736 troy ounces (24.06 g) troy ounces of silver. In other words, 1 ozt (31 g) of 99.9-percent silver is contained in any combination of 90-percent silver U.S. coins will have a face value of US $1.40. $1.40 of pre-1965 junk silver equals 1 ozt silver.
Junk Silver Coins
Constitutional Silver
The most commonly collected junk-silver US coins were minted pre-1965 include: Morgan and Peace dollars; Liberty Head “Barber,” Walking Liberty, Franklin and Kennedy half dollars; Liberty Head “Barber,” Standing Liberty and Washington quarters; Liberty Head “Barber,” Winged Liberty Head “Mercury” and Roosevelt dimes; and Jefferson “Wartime” nickels. Let’s make this a little easier to read…
Dollars
- Morgan (1878–1904 & 1921) — 90-percent silver
- Peace (1921–1928 and 1934–1935) — 90-percent silver
Half-Dollars
- Liberty Head “Barber” (1892–1916) — 90-percent silver
- Walking Liberty (1916–1947) — 90-percent silver
- Franklin (1948–1963) — 90-percent silver
- Kennedy (1964) — 90-percent silver
- Kennedy (1965–1970) — 40-percent silver
Quarters
- Liberty Head “Barber” (1892–1916) — 90-percent silver
- Standing Liberty (1916–1930) — 90-percent silver
- Washington (1932, 1934–1964) — 90-percent silver
Dimes
- Liberty Head “Barber” (1892–1916) — 90-percent silver
- Winged Liberty Head “Mercury” (1916–1945) — 90-percent silver
- Roosevelt (1946–1964) — 90-percent silver
Nickels
- Jefferson “Wartime” (1942 (partial)-1945) — 35-percent silver
90% Junk Silver Coins
Junk Silver: Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars.
Junk silver is an slang term used for pre-1965 silver coins from the United States, Canada, Australia, and United Kingdom. It’s surprising to a lot of people when asked, what coins are silver, the answer is junk silver. It’s hard to believe but junk silver is the answer to what coins have silver in them.
Many collectors, and silver stackers, prefer to call junk silver “Constitutional” silver. Vermillion Enterprises in Spring Hill, Florida servicing Inverness has the best junk silver inventory in the area. Inverness residents, if you want to buy junk silver come to Vermillion Enterprises.
We have more than just 90% junk silver, check out our Spring Hill coin shop for more.
What Junk Silver Coins Contain 90% Silver?
Pre-1965 U.S. Minted Coins Including…
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Roosevelt Dime
Liberty Quarter
Barber Quarter
Washington Quarter
Liberty Half Dollar
Barber Half Dollar
Franklin Half Dollar
Kennedy Half Dollar
Why Junk Silver Is King
What Junk Silver Coins Contain 40% Silver?
1965 – 1970 Kennedy Half Dollars
1976 Kennedy Bicentennial Half Dollar
1971 – 1974 Eisenhower Silver Dollars
1976 Eisenhower Bicentennial Silver Dollar
Silver Stack With 40% Junk Silver
Morgan Silver Dollars
A Favorite Among Collectors And Investors
Morgan Silver Dollars are a favorite among coin collectors and silver stackers. The Morgan Silver Dollar was the first standard silver dollar minted since the passage of the Coinage Act of 1873. The Morgan Silver Dollar was minted from 1878 to 1904, 1921, and again in 2021.
We have more than just Morgan Silver Dollars, check out our Spring Hill coin shop for more.
Investing In Morgan Silver Dollars
There are numerous amounts of ways of investing in silver; one can invest in silver through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), buying stock in gold mining companies, or by buying physical gold, like gold coins. Silver coins are not only a valuable investment tool to help diversify your portfolio, they are also a beautiful keepsake that can be passed down from generation to generation.
Silver is considered a safe investment in uncertain times, as it’s good hedge against inflation and stocks.
We Buy And Sell Morgan Silver Dollars
Aside from selling silver coins like the Morgan Silver Dollar coin and junk silver coins, we at Vermillion Enterprises also buy silver coins. Vermillion Enterprises has been a favorite place to sell silver coins to for Hudson, Florida residents for the past 15 years. Hudson residents trust Vermillion Enterprises when it comes to selling silver coins for cash because of their high reputation on Google and personal approach to working with customers.
Where To Sell Morgan Silver Dollars
Vermillion Enterprises in Spring Hill is the local coin and gold shop near Hudson, Florida to sell gold coins. Vermillion Enterprises has been buying and selling gold for over 15 years. For Hudson residents to get the best price on their gold coin collection, Inverness gold coin collectors should come to Vermillion Enterprises in Spring Hill. Vermillion Enterprises is conveniently located right off of Route 19 in Spring Hill.
Morgan Silvers Dollars We Buy
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Culls
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Good or Better
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Very Good – Very Fine
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Extra Fine
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Almost Uncirculated
- 1878 – 1904 Morgan Silver Dollars: Brilliant Uncirculated
- 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars: Culls
- 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars: Good to Extra Fine
- 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars: Almost Uncirculated
- 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars: Brilliant Uncirculated
The Latest & Greatest Stash Of Morgan Silver Dollars!
Peace Dollars
The Peace dollar is a United States silver dollar coin minted for circulation from 1921 to 1928 and in 1934 and 1935, and beginning again in 2021. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the coin was the result of a competition to find designs representative of peace. Its obverse (the side of a coin or currency note bearing the front) represents the head and neck of the Goddess of Liberty in profile, and the reverse depicts a bald eagle at rest clutching an olive branch, with the legend “Peace”. It was the last United States dollar coin to be struck for circulation in silver.
With the passing of the Pittman Act in 1918, the United States Mint was required to strike millions of silver dollars, and began to do so in 1921, using the Morgan dollar design. Numismatists (coin collectors) began to lobby the Mint to issue a coin that memorialized the peace following World War I; although they failed to get Congress to pass a bill requiring the redesign, they were able to persuade government officials to take action. The Peace dollar was approved by Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon in December 1921, completing the redesign of United States coinage that had begun in 1907.
The general population accepted the declared plan, which incorporated a wrecked blade, was illustrative of rout, and the Mint quickly acted to eliminate the sword. The Peace dollar was first struck on December 28, 1921; a little more than 1,000,000 were instituted bearing a 1921 date. At the point when the Pittman Act prerequisites were met in 1928, the mint stopped creation of the coins, however more were struck during 1934 and 1935 because of additional regulation. In 1965, in the midst of much discussion, the Denver mint struck more than 316,000 Peace dollars dated 1964, yet these were rarely given, and all are accepted to have been dissolved. The mint started creation of the Peace Dollar again in 2021.
Buy Constitutional Silver
To buy Constitutional silver like junk silver, Morgan silver dollars or Peace dollars come to your local Hudson coin shop. We have the best inventory of Constitutional silver at the best prices in Florida.
Coin Shop Hours
- Monday: 10AM – 5PM
- Tuesday: 10AM – 5PM
- Wednesday: 10AM – 5PM
- Thursday: 10AM – 5PM
- Friday: 10AM – 5PM
- Saturday: 10AM – 4PM
