Description
The term “junk silver” can be misleading.
This form of silver is quite popular among many survivalists
because the coins that make up bags of junk silver
are actually legal United States tender. Bags typically
refer to bags of coins whose face values total $1,000.
Half bags contain a face value of $500.
Junk silver can be purchased in bags of coins composed
of either 90% or 40% silver.
90% Silver
90% junk silver is probably acquired more often than
40% silver. 90% silver bags contain worn pre-1965
half-dollars, quarters, and dimes. Prior to this date,
silver American coins were composed of 90% silver
and 10% copper.
$1,000 face value bags of 90% silver weigh about
54-55 pounds and contain a gross weight of 800 troy
ounces. The pure silver content of these coins is
approximately 715 troy ounces.
40% Silver
40% silver bags consist of only worn Kennedy clad
half-dollars minted between 1965 and 1970. These coins
have an outer layer composition of 80% silver and
20% copper and are bonded to an inner core of 20.9%
silver and 79.1% copper. Slightly less heavy than
90% bags, these $1,000 face value bags contain approximately
295 troy ounces of pure silver.
To acquire junk silver for your holdings, please
call 1-877-376-2646 and speak to an Account Executive.
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