When I made my first purchase of silver bullion in 1973, I naturally bought some pre-1965 dated U.S. silver quarters. At the time, the U. .90 percent silver dimes, quarters and half dollars were the most popular way of owning bullion silver in America.
The appeal of these coins was easy to understand. Almost all adults remembered spending these coins in everyday commerce and knew what they were. Back then, privately manufactured 1-ounce silver “art” bars were being marketed as collectors’ items at