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Silver Coins
Coverage focused on silver coins.
What Is Junk Silver? A Buyer’s Guide to 90% Coins
August 26, 2026
Walk into any coin shop and ask about the cheapest way to start owning physical silver, and sooner or later someone will slide a bag of worn dimes and quarters across the counter and call it junk. The name is a bad joke. There is nothing junky about it. It just means old United States […]
Are Silver Eagles a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile
August 17, 2026
The American Silver Eagle is the coin most new buyers reach for first, and plenty of seasoned collectors never stop reaching for it. It is the official silver bullion coin of the United States, one troy ounce of .999 fine silver with a familiar striding Liberty on the front. It is also, by a wide […]
Are Peace Silver Dollars a Good Investment?
August 9, 2026
Most American coins were designed in a committee room. The Peace dollar was designed in a mood. It arrived just after the First World War, when a war-weary country wanted its money to say something hopeful, and for a few years the largest silver coin in an American pocket carried a single word on its […]
Are Morgan Silver Dollars a Good Investment?
July 29, 2026
Few American coins carry as much romance as the Morgan silver dollar. It jingled across saloon bars in the mining West, sat in Treasury vaults for generations, and today anchors more beginner collections than any other classic U.S. coin. If you are weighing your first purchase, the honest question is whether Morgan silver dollars are […]
Two Metals, Two Jobs: Why Gold and Silver Play Different Roles in a Portfolio
June 16, 2026
Gold is the market's monetary metal and reserve asset; silver wears two hats at once — half precious metal, half industrial commodity. Understanding the split explains their different volatility, liquidity, and behavior across market regimes.
MEXICO BURNS, SILVER TIGHTENS: Cartel Violence Threatens Global Supply
March 2, 2026
MEXICO BURNS, SILVER TIGHTENS: Cartel Violence Threatens Global Supply Editor’s Note: When exchanges halt trading, governments start talking “strategic stockpiles,” and silver vaults mysteriously empty faster than they fill — it’s time to stop watching headlines and start reading between them. In this breakdown, Jacob Barton cuts through the noise on COMEX glitches, Mexico supply…
The 1776–2026 Silver Eagle Is Real — The Question Is What You’ll Pay for the Privy
December 6, 2025
Editor’s Note:The Mint is dangling a shiny new anniversary carrot — a dual-dated Silver Eagle with a Liberty Bell privy — and the crowd is already lining up. Before you sprint to the checkout button, Jacob Barton breaks down what’s actually scarce, what’s just dressed up, and where collectors usually overpay when symbolism meets subscription…