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 ...

You've probably heard the term "junk silver" tossed around. It sounds dismissive, doesn't it? Yet those pre-1965 silver ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An old concrete-lined safe given up for scrap in Houston, Texas, after the owner died has yielded a treasure trove of gold coins and silver dollars estimated to be worth 2.5 million. Relatives of the ...

I want to buy silver coins to play with. I see that the price is about 7.25 an ounce, and this is pretty close.<BR><BR>Are there any other places that are better? I don't want uncirculated collector's ...