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History and Significance The 1916-D Mercury Dime is one of the most coveted key-date coins in American numismatics. Struck in Denver, this dime had a limited mintage of only 264,000 pieces, making it the lowest mintage in the entire Mercury...

What Are 90% Silver Junk Coins? "Junk silver" might sound misleading, but it’s anything but trash. This term simply refers to circulated U.S. coins, mainly dimes, quarters, and half dollars minted before 1965 that contain 90% silver. They’re called "junk"...

To the uninitiated, the term “junk silver” might sound dismissive. But to those of us who’ve spent decades studying bullion, currency policy, and the flow of capital, these pre-1965 U.S. coins are anything but “junk.” They are the last vestiges...