As the USGB noted, you can buy these coins cheaply and in bulk to build a large collection with relatively pure silver content. The American Silver Eagle began production in 1986 when the U.S ...
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 ...
[Related: Colonial silver coin found in cabinet sells for $2.5 million.] This double eagle $20 gold piece weighs nearly an ounce. Eventually, double eagles became the largest coin for circulation.
A US court has ordered two precious metals companies to pay almost $146m (£115m) after more than 500,000 American Silver Eagle coins went missing. The firms and their owner Robert Higgins have ...