what coins are made of silver us

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Well, if you're hoping to find some treasure hiding in your couch cushions, you'll need to become a bit of a time traveler. The key to finding silver in your U.S. coins is all about checking the date.

According to the experts, you should keep an eye out for silver dollars, half dollars, quarters, and dimes. The magic year to remember is 1964. Any of these coins dated 1964 or older are the ones you're looking for. This is what collectors affectionately, or perhaps confusingly, call "junk silver." It’s not actually junk, of course; it’s a term for common coins whose value comes from their silver content rather than from being a rare collectible.

Besides these older circulation coins, there are also modern silver bullion coins. These are minted specifically for investors and collectors and aren't the kind of thing you'd use to buy a gumball. So, before you feed that quarter into a parking meter, give its date a quick glance. You might be holding something worth more than twenty-five cents