If you are interested in buying silver coins, here are four basic types as listed by the United States Gold Bureau (USGB).

“Junk silver” as a category represents coinage ... As the USGB noted, you can buy these coins cheaply and in bulk to build a large collection with relatively pure silver content.

Investors can also buy so-called junk silver coins. Prior to 1965, dimes, quarters and half-dollars issued by the U.S. Mint contained large quantities of silver. While many of the coins have no ...