How Do You Buy Silver Dimes & Quarters?
Silver dimes and quarters are readily available to buy from a number of sources, including shops, coin shows, mail order and via the Internet. Dimes and quarters have both been minted in the United States since 1796, but most of those dated after 1964 contain no silver. How you go about buying them depends on why you are interested in the coins in the first place–whether you’re buying as a collector, investor, gift-giver or some combination of these. Familiarize yourself with the United States’ output of silver dimes and quarters by consulting any of a number of excellent reference books or good websites devoted to the subject. A serious investor or collector will also visit coin shops and coin shows to look at examples of what he or she might buy, and to talk to dealers about coins. Understand how silver dimes and quarters are priced, since virtually all silver coins are worth more than their face value. Bullion (or “melt”) value is how much the silver in the dimes and/or quarters ar
