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Message:: [QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2612945, member: 71510"]We're not talking ease of hunting, but the coins themselves for bullion value. There are numerous German coins that are .500 silver and I believe some are even less. Early 1920's drei mark are .500 silver / aluminum. They're bulky, they corrode VERY easily, and they're not really that pretty to look at - even in uncirculated condition.  They have a dull haze and look like a poorly counterfeited/cast Morgan dollar. I like Roosevelt dimes, they're small, they're plentiful and unless they are in really high grade, they're all worth about the same amount.  Great for bullion, great for barter and you can get granular - down to the dollar these days with silver at ~$16. The Roosie is almost like having a "silver dollar" in circulation now - at least in the circles I run in (And I run in circles a LOT!!!)  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie54" alt=":hungry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> For junk silver coins, I think they're the best out there along with 64 Kennedy half dollars. A lot of South American coins are pretty bad.  Low silver content, not a lot known about them, low numismatic value in US, and people expect them at a discounted rate for silver.  Costa Rican currency from the early to mid 1900's comes to mind.  They had a lot of smaller coinage, and it was minted in .720 silver.  To me, these are true "junk silver" and I will only buy it for true melt value. To that end, I do have some uncirculated and higher end stuff (counterstamps, etc) in my collection - but largely, this stuff to me is only metal.[/QUOTE]

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