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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;A.J., post: 1473636, member: 35316&quot;]Personally I would encourage this attitude.&nbsp; As everybody has said, collect what you love.&nbsp; But if you happen to love silver, it has the added advantage of, as you said, being intrinsically valuable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read up on what is called &quot;junk silver.&quot;&nbsp; These are pre-1964 US coins that are made out of 90% silver, but are common enough that their silver value outweighs their collectible value.&nbsp; They can typically be purchased for only slightly above their melt value at any coin show.&nbsp; They are a great way to build a collection and retain their value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just check the price of silver per ounce on any given day (it fluctuates like the stock market).&nbsp; $1.40 in face value of pre-1965 coinage is equal to one troy ounce of silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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