What is Junk Silver
Junk Silver is used to describe pre-1965 silver U.S. dimes, quarters, halves and dollar coins. These coins contain a whopping 90% pure silver and can be found in your pocket change.
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Dimes are some of the most common junk silver coins available in random searches such as in pocket change, coin jars or piggy banks. The size of the dime has not changed in nearly a century and only the images have been redesigned twice during that time frame.
The Mercury Head Dime was minted from 1916 to 1945. It features the head of Mercury, a Roman god most commonly associated with floral delivery these days, while the reverse features a fasces, an ax surrounded by bundle of sticks and an olive vine.
While there are a few rare numismatic years, such as 1921, for the Mercury head dime, most years are considered common and collectors rarely have a hard time completing a set for each year the Mercury was minted.
What is more interesting to precious metal investors is that the Mercury head dime is 90% pure silver (the other 10% is copper). Investors like the Mercury dime because it is small and makes a highly portable form of silver wealth.
The Mercury head dime was replaced in 1945 with the Roosevelt dime which it remains to this day. Roosevelt dimes minted until 1964 are also 90% pure silver.
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