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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cerdsalicious, post: 812067, member: 22135&quot;]Straight from pcgs </p><p>Things to draw from htis article.</p><p>75% of all US silver coins were melted in 1979-1980</p><p>75% of all circulated morgans and peace dollars were also melted. </p><p>Meaning morgans and peace dollars are very common in high grades.</p><p>Meaning most smaller coinage spare the kennedy half dollar are very rare in most years and dates.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Its very long but an interesting article. Shouldnt it chnage the way we treat silver coins? Is it fair to say that silver war nickels, silver dimes and silver quarters will acheiev unheard of numismatic value due to diminished numbers? Who knows if we can ever understand the actual outcome on rarity from the great silver meltdown of 1979-1980.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article496.chtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article496.chtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article496.chtml</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><b>AFTER THE MELTS: WHAT&#039;S LEFT IN SILVER COINS?</b> </font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Ed Reiter</b> - <i>January 19, 1999</i> </p><p><font size="2">[FONT=arial,helvetica]Normally, the value of a coin is based on how many were made. In years to come, however, the value of silver United States coins may hinge to a greater extent on how many were lost. Millions have been melted for the recapture of their metal, and the impact on coin collecting -- while still not fully gauged -- is likely to be great as time goes by. [/FONT]</font></p><p><span style="color: red">edited - copyright rules - post a link to the article the next time</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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