CALIFORNIA (Commodity Online): Junk silver coins may be the next gold rush for those looking for an affordable way to hedge against the global finacial market. Gold investors who are savy on precious ...

Personal finance columnist Shannon Buggs answers readers' questions about managing money. Q: Silver-colored coins were indiscriminately saved over many years, perhaps 1945-1965. They were recovered ...

In 1972, a bag ($1000 face value) of "junk" US silver coins sold for approximately $1300-1350. The average closing price of silver that year was $1.68 oz; hence, the silver content (715 ounces) value ...

You've probably heard the term "junk silver" tossed around. It sounds dismissive, doesn't it? Yet those pre-1965 silver half-dollars sitting in your drawer or at estate sales might be gaining more ...

That cluttered junk drawer or old coffee can of change could be hiding a serious payday. Rare pennies from the 1940s, early wheat cents, silver quarters and quirky mint errors have all surfaced in ...

Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and other ...