The BEST & WORST Junk Silver Coins: Tier Ranking [Constitutional Silver Coins]
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- Here's my Tier Ranking of BEST and WORST Junk Silver Coins to Stack. My OPINION on the best type of silver coin, worst type of silver coin, best & worst silver coins, best type of silver to stack, best junk silver coins to buy, best constitutional silver, and worst junk silver coins to stack, with commentary on which junksilver coin to buy for silver coin collecting.
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When silver went to 50 so many beautiful coins were melted down. Sad
Terrified of that happening again... I'll do my part to get them out of circulation 😉
Can you tell me where did you get your Mercury dimes?You got a good deal. Thank you.
I suspect that many were rediscothen for their numismatic value. I lined up with others to break the Hunt brothers. It was actually smart to cash in even if I was about 25. I git a better price then, than I would now that I’m 69. Such a strange event. I planted 1000 tulips this fall. That’s not a great investment anymore but ut the classic economics story.
I just bought 5 rolls of mercs for $108 ea and I completely agree. For the price, as a fractional bartering tool, the beauty of the design, there are fewer slicks than other coins from the same era, and the fact you can pick them up as cheap as the less desirable constitutional silver, it's #1!
I just wish the premiums weren't so high now! I wish I would have been stacking constitutional earlier, love the stuff!
@@SilverForeverX Well, the premiums didn't get lower. Neither did the spot price of silver. There is a genuine numismatic appeal to all constitutional.
Can you tell me where did you get Your Mercury dimes?
I’m an admitted Mercury dime junkie. Tubes and tubes of them. I agree with your rankings, but would change the Morgan’s to an “A,” only because I’m a total fan of them as well. Another great vid, my friend!
I just got my weekly Merc fix during lunch! Thanks for your support!
This is the first ranking video I completely agree with. NAILED IT!
Wow! Did NOT expect this.. I honestly though no one would agree 100% ! Always great to hear from you @Desert Bob!
The Peace Dollar is my favorite Coin design hands down. But r the Mercury Dimes are a very close second. Thanks for sharing.
Peace Dollar, Walking Liberty half & Mercury dime.
That's probably my 3 favorite.
Thank you for putting those Franklins in the S tier. You nailed it. It's that open field that gives them their charm. And they're not as worn down as the previous halves. I can buy them online as circulated but they can still be AU.
I love the Franklin halves, don't think that will ever change! Thanks for sharing, John!
Standing Liberty, Walking Liberty and Franklin my top three 1st to 3rd. Great video
My favorite is the mercury dimes. Just ordered some yesterday, even though it's expensive.
I've been lucky to find plenty of solid Mercury dimes at my LCS and there's no difference in FV price between any of the junk coins. He knows I like Mercs and has no problem picking em out for me (or letting me pick them on a good day!)
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Wow!! 200+ GAWs is insane! I won 3 recently and thought that was special...
@@colcowboy115 Greg, your Australian Perth Mint does have some nice Silver Bullion coins though!
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Fun video SF! Walker is S column all day for me along with the Benji's. It's funny that the Washington quarters are so unpopular.
It is funny.. I like the pres, like the design.. this ranking was hard for me..
I noticed you didn't mention the Mercs... we gonna have a problem, SS?! 😉
@@SilverForeverX lol!, I stack mostly half's but I do appreciate the Merc's of course :)
Nice Mercury Dimes 👍👍👍👍 well done.
Who are we kidding? Of course I put Mercs in the S tier!
I don't mind stacking washington quarters. You can often get them on sale because they're less popular
I mostly agree. Mercuries are undisputably the best junk silver. It ticks all of the boxes. I would only make slight changes to your ranking. I'd move the Kennedy down to C and the standing liberty to B, but that's the only change my list would have.
I could be convinced to re-rank those as well.. but YES the Mercury (winged Liberty) is no doubt the best!! recognizable as silver, fractional, beautiful design.. what more can you ask for?
My Grandpa gave me a Morgan when I was 11. I took it to the bank and got 4 quarters to buy candy.😭😭😭
When Grandma passed, I found a Morgan in her things. Still have that one. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
That hurts a little, but don't beat yourself up about it! What a blessing to find that other Morgan
@@SilverForeverX Amen! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊
In my opinion the mercury dimes are the most beautiful coin ever made from the mint hands down.
The Mercury represents freedom of thought, and protection there of. I learned this fact from a dealer.
I’m diggin your tier system. Just grabbed a bunch of mercs today
Any day with a Merc pickup is a great day!
Shhhh dont tell anyone how great franklins are. Still working on my album! I also stack them and try and learn as much as I can about the man
I would agree mostly with your Tier Rating, perhaps I would the Standing Liberty Quarter in B, and trade the Walking Liberty Half w the Franklin.
The core of my Coins are Winged Liberty/Mercury Dimes, and Walking Liberty Half Dollars. I do have collections on most everything, except for few Barbers, due to wear you mention, and not many Standing Liberty Quarter, not due to the design, due to wear problems.
The Peace, and Morgan Silver Dollars, I currently only buy Graded Coins, due to the Counterfeit problems you mention.
The main problem with Roosevelt Dimes and Washington Quarters is that the the Quarter has been minted from 1932-Present, and the Dime 1946-Present...just a bit boring for Coin Collectors, and most of us do not want to collect the after 1964 Clads.
Good assessment! Cheers!
Great review. As about $150 face in my Quarters are proof 90% State I value quarters much higher. But then I probably have only a couple of bucks in the bog standard ones.
I JUST opened my first modern proof quarters yesterday... MM had them
Here is my take on U.S constitutional silver. Peace dollars are my favorite. I would choose the Ike dollars first if they were 90% silver but 1971xwqsxonly 49% silver. Half dollars, Franklatoids are my favorite but the 64 Kennedy is a tie because last year of 90% silver which maakes it the least worn pluss i love the presidential seal on it. Favorite quarter is the washington , beutiful eagle design and boasts the first ever president. Mercury dimes are my favorite due to the design . Im Canadian so i hope this means something to my American coin collectors. I can tell you my avorite Canadin coins if anyone is interested.
Everything besides the couple of lower purity coins makes S tier for me.
I like it all.
If I had to pick some favorites, it would be Peace Dollars, Walking Liberty halves & Mercury dimes.
I also stacking Franklin halves for the exact same reason - my grandfather gave me one when I was little!
Your friend was right about the WLH
I've been persuaded!
My S tier coins would be the Walking Liberty half dollar and the Peace dollar.
The Peace dollar is my second favorite design, I LOVE them!
Same here!
Mercury dime illustrates freedom of thought
The most important thing in the world
I was sent 1965 dimes before as junk silver. Hey Houston we got a problem.
I was always get tripped up trying to say pre-1965 (i.e., 1964 and earlier).. but I would NEVER make that mistake before! Hopefully that was resolved... I've actually been collecting 1965 dimes while coin roll hunting because I plan to do a few experiments comparing the 64 and 65 Rosies... lots of video ideas, not enough time! Good to see you HD
Franklins are by far my favorite 90% coin the obverse speaks volumes
I LOVE the Franklins for many reasons!!
Same
love the video informational too just started buying old silver coins its a addiction lol
Went through my 5 dollar roll of mixed dimes, all of my mercs are ww2 era, awesome
Nice! Did you just order from an online dealer or pick up a roll locally?
@@SilverForeverX had this roll for a few months and finally decided to crack it open and sort
@@SilverForeverX so far the only local I bought was my first 7 0z's in bars everything else has been online, I do plan on buying 90% only at LCS from now on though
I have personally found that LCS typically will have lower premiums on the 90%.. some times they even let you pick through it! Totally depends on the LCS though, very important to build relationships!
@@SilverForeverX absolutely I always tell people it isn't hard work that produces success these days, but connections, I'm friends with a guy who works at an lcs too
Just subscribed thanks for the video keep stacking
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YES! Just bought 40 walking liberties. I check Consumer Reports after a purchase, lol. But I remember thesfrom my childhood. Not that I could keep one long. Candy was better then.
I'd put the Kennedys in the D row. Just not a fan.
The standing liberty quarters in the B. The B row really depends on the wear whether it's appealing or not.
Other than those you are ... "spot on". 🙄🤣👍
Walking halve's are my favorite.
I must admit, WLHs have really grown on me since making this video!!
@@SilverForeverX what do you think of WLHs in fine condition for $13.?
Pretty solid ranking. I might bump Morgans to A because peope recignize them and often assume they are worth more than they actually are. Not S tho, since there are fakes.
Personally I like the war nickles best. They are .0562 percent of an oz. of silver.17.75 or about 18 make an oz. Great for barter. Which, in my estimation, is the reason for holding fractional silver in the first place.
not sure I've ever heard that perspective before.. one of the great parts about having a channel!
@@SilverForeverX I started collecting silver in the late 90's. Getting ready for s.h.t.f. scenario. I'm now 71 and trying to invest 1/2 my pay check in fractional silver every week. Gold is out of my reach. Also keep spices,seeds,medical supplies,bleach for the purposes of barter also. I have a rotating supply.
I've always wondered how much of the audience would like me to do prepping content. Gold/Silver are odd because they are the overlap in the Venn diagram between preppers and numismatists. I think that a rotating pantry is probably the best (and first) thing anyone who wants to be prepared should do, assuming water is secured. Good on ya, Robert!
@@SilverForeverX yes water.....I have 150 gallons. The difference between gold and silver is gold has very few survival uses and silver has many. I follow several preping channels yours would be a welcome addition.
I'm familiar with all the big ones. What's your favorite?
Bravo....well done!
Thank you kind sir! ✂✂
Walking liberty is the best , hands down.
They've definitely grown on me!
Great video! I made a video like this after I kept seeing character ranking lists. Looks like you did one before me!
There's room for everyone!
just added it to my tier ranking playlist!
One of the things I hate the most about Roosevelt dimes is that FDR is on them. Also, the only fake coin that ever ended up in my stack was a Morgan, so your assessment is spot on. I would put Washington quarters in the S tier, though, especially 1964 quarters. I can usually pick them up in AU condition, and get the best value for my fiat dollar.
Theodore Roosevelt would be better. And even though I'm not a huge fan of Washington quarters, they are the biggest park of my junk stack (1964 specifically)! Good to hear from you
@@SilverForeverX I agree. I find it staggeringly ironic that we stack coins that depict the man that took our currency off the gold standard and put in motion the system that caused massive inflation which lead to people like us stockpiling precious metals. Just discovered your channel, keep up the good work, man!
I get really excited when new people find the channel, especially when they have interesting perspectives and discussions in the comments. Take a look through the video catalog, I'm sure you'll find another video you like. I've been putting a ton of effort into making high quality videos, so hearing from folks like you make it all worth it
When I pick out Washington's at my LCS, I always go for the ones in the 60's since they always have the least wear.
@@SilverForeverX
I just subscribed, and your videos (the few that I've viewed so far) are excellent, informative and down to earth! Can you do a video on Canadian junk and other world junk because I think it might be an interesting way to diversify your stack?
Maybe picking older coins that don't look like feature-less slugs would make them more appealing.
Nice boss!
I have a MS70 gold mercury dime, pretty expensive for 3.1g
The s ranks would be mine as well
Good selection!
Like the 40%. 90 halves nice clean ones unc at junk or close. Bought morgàns when were 4 x face not going to buy anymore 🤗. Some clad dollars wouldn't hurt to save case s..f
4x Morgans!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!
@@SilverForeverX I thought was cool that you could get 4$ for silver and saved it to sell Howard ruff newsletter said don't sell it will be higher this was when lbj . Said the silver would circulate with the clad . At one point 24x I sold enough so remaining free later bought back the 1/3 At 12x thanx for your reply.
I would put all junk barbers in D tear. I like barbers, but any of them you will find in a junk bin will just make you sad. Same with the liberty quarters. The rare times I find them they are so worn you cant even see the dates at all.
Love the Benji’s
obverse and reverse dont matter ... the uglier the better imo when it comes to junk more wear is less silver so I'm glad the zeitgeist prefers mercs ... makes rosies cheaper in comparison
I recently weighed all my junk ... mercs and barber quarters had the most wear by far ... many being under the threshold slack in the FV calculations. Rosies and wash quarters were all within tolerance as was suprisingly my walking lib halves. All of my franklin and kennedy halves were also well within tolerance
my rankings would be essentially the inverse of yours
No, there is no disagreement, the Peace Dollar is by far superior to the Morgan dollar. I think it's the best looking coin the US mint has ever made.
She's a looker! PEACE
I concur
I agree its more attractive than the Morgan by far.
What about sitting liberty
Seated liberty are not ‘junk’ they have a hefty premium and usually are sold as an individual coin instead of a lot of seated lib’s
I believe the mercury dime is also a palladium piece
Franklins all day for me
Gotta love em!
The truth is, you hate quarters
What's funny is they are the bulk of my junk stack!
I used to think buffullo's were also 35% and that Ike clad were 40%, the good news is I have about 1,000 of them ( buffallo ) some w/ dates slabbed no dates at least, I could at least get a loaf of bread during the apocalypse, and yes my second comment on this video as I only stated a gaurdhouse recently and 97% of my silver is 999. Or .9999 ya know.
I've been interested in that completing the Guardhouse box challenge as well.. I wish the Ike dollars were all 90%, I like that design personally
16$ mercury dimes in my stack👍🇨🇦🇹🇷
LOVE those Mercury dimes!!
You did the SLQ dirty my friend. Mega Ouchies
What tier is it for you? I found this ranking MUCH harder than the bullion, mostly because the Barbers, SLQs just never seem to show up in the junk bin
@@SilverForeverX SLQ's with low wear especially before they changed the dates, are numismatics, not junk. That's why it's hard to see the coin for all its glory.
Also, SLQ's do not wear well. Really hurts ya on the junk factor. Anything before they changed the relief on the date, and you can't even tell what year it was, once it is circulated enough to consider " junk."
@@addictedtominisandlovingit3912 You're right.. I think you could make the argument that Morgans/Peace and the Barbers with low wear are numismatic too. Maybe I should have clarified that, I just tried to emphasize "90% silver coins from 20th century". Once the wear is significant enough and the date's gone, they are often treated like junk anyway. In fact, yesterday I just picked up a Seated Liberty Dime from the junk bin!
@@SilverForeverX I have two old CC quarters i got at melt... they are slicks but it's hella cool I got them.
That was back when silver was $30 an ounce and everyone was buying ASE'S and ignoring junk altogether... or so it seemed to me.
But the best " junk" deal I ever got was capped bust dimes at $1.80/per
@@addictedtominisandlovingit3912 Yeah when I first started it was all ASEs and junk was spot or sometimes below. Just within the past couple of years, junk has captured everyone's interest. I wonder if it's just a passing fad? I don't think so, but then again most people don't realize when they're in a fad. I personally love constitutional silver, always will -- just hoping people don't regret buying junk at high premiums only to sell back below spot... I really love having the channel because I get to hear about everyone's experiences and interesting perspectives, but sometimes hearing about deals like those make me jealous!
What is your opinion of Canadian junk silver (I’m Canadian)? Any opinion on saving copper coins?
I find my washington quarters and rosies in pocket change. I buy walking liberty on purpose.
Really? Just exactly how many do you come across in your change? Must be a slow VERY VERY SLOW growing stack huh lol man I really wish I would have gotten into this sooner cuz I know even just five or ten years ago you could go coin roll hunting and just look through your change and find exponentially more score's!! I just think about how if my dad who was born in 11 / 7 / 44 would have had the wherewithal to say you know I'm going to just take a dollar every week of silver coins and throw them into this jar or whatever... I don't care how long ago it was or how young or the amount of inflation etc. Even when he was like 10 years old I guarantee he could have just thrown. I'm a week or every two weeks into into a change jar and then ended up leaving it at our place in the mountains or something and forgetting about could you imagine! Or if he did it purposefully and when he was fifteen or twenty years old which twenty years old is when they would have taken silver of circulation for him if you would have known better and thought about it and just stuck a dollar a week or two dollars a week or something change everyday change back then and did it for what 20-30 years he still could have found silver relatively often just in his everyday change because you always owned businesses so he always had change coming through and I would imagine it would have been relatively easy to find at least a dollar worth of silver coins a week or even two bucks a month or whatever all the way up until what probably the mid-90s or even early 2000s and they've been able to find it relatively easy. Could you imagine what he would have now! I mean even though he was horrible with finances pretty much and it's still working his ass off to this very day if he would have done that he could have easily retired it's crazy to think about
Where would you put the trade dollars?
You mean pre 1965, not pre 1964
I don’t need to watch this anymore than u hit this is an S!
S tier
I really agree with your S tier
You next?
@@SilverForeverX I should! I think I will try to put it together tonight.
@@SilverForeverX I made it and posted it!
@@DebonairDylan I'll check it out soon and put it on the playlist!
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In 2009 or so when silver was in the $40 range- when you sold junk silver, it didn't go by face but weight.
If you sold in bulk it got weighed and that was how business was done.
Just something to keep in mind...
Yeah I probably should have addressed that! If the price gets high enough, no doubt that will be the case. It'll be a shame to see the constitutional getting melted again.. What do you think will happen with 35% War Nickels? Assuming the spot price was sufficiently high, do you think the lower purity junk would be in higher demand than today? If so, do those start looking like a better stacking option given the low premiums (if you have the space)?
@@SilverForeverX
During that run up- war nickels had absolutely no value for melt.
Regardless of silver content, you couldn't sell them bulk for melt.
I'd advise only grabbing MS war nickels and paying way under spot for circulated coins.
That's what happened last run up when I dropped my entire silver stack at over $40.
Premium back then was only $1 over spot, so go figure that pretty much one company owns all the online dealers and they are just a shell or franchise.
@@GardenerEarthGuy Really appreciate your insight!
You need to get Palladium Mercury
Maybe when the channel hits it big, I can afford it! Right now, I have the 90% Mercs, Gold 1/10 commemorative, copper 1 oz round, and 2 oz silver round of the design. But you better believe it's on my bucket list, maybe when the price drops
@@SilverForeverX I first bought at $250 sold most at $600 and told myself I would buy back when it came down....it never did
@@PoorMansInvesting Wow! Yeah there's quite a few folks in the silver community who claim they will never buy unless it drops below $20. I'm thinking they might never get the chance, ESPECIALLY with physical premiums
@@SilverForeverX I agree...I'm forecasting $21-$35 for 2022
Silver picker knows.
It is all S tier!!!
If George Washington were still alive, he would crap in your Fruit Loops.
Nah, cant really argue with your ranks..I would prop up the standing liberty a tier, but that's just me.
If we were ranking based on the president on the obverse, you'd better believe that Washington and FDR would NOT be in those positions! 🔱
@@SilverForeverX Amen! LOL!
I LIKE THE FRANKLIN'S, I REMEMBER THEM WHEN I WAS A KID. I LIKE THE STANDING LIBERTY TOO. GOD BLESS.
Sorry. Morgan's are beautiful. Have to say you are wrong. And Frankies are another fav of mine. However, your presentation was informative and helpful. Thank you ☺
I must admit they've grown on me since making this video!
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