http://www.goldandtreasure.us/index.php/tools/blocks/blog_posts/rss?bID=97&cID=89&arHandle=Main Most recent posts from Blogs feeds http://www.goldandtreasure.us/index.php/precious-metal-investing/silver-investment-on-a-budget/ Many experts recommend investing some of your paper dollars into physical precious metals. Gold is already priced out of reach for many average Americans, but Silver is still a viable precious metal investment option. It's actually very easy to obtain physical Silver a little at a time as your budget affords. Pre-1965 quarters, dimes, and half-dollars are readily available all over the internet, at garage sales, pawn shops, coin dealers etc., and can be found at or below the spot price with a little searching. These particular coins are 90 percent silver (sterling is 92.5 percent), and .999 pure silver bullion, bars, and tokens can also be found for around spot price. Just remember that your are purchasing these coins as an investment for their silver content, not collecting them for their potential numismatic value. In other words, don't purchase that single shiny gem quality half dollar for $80, buy an ounce of so-called junk coins for $45. An ounce of silver coins is equal to approximately one half dollar, a quarter or two, and a few dimes. You may also want to look at silver jewelery or silverware if you come across a great deal, but silver coins are what you'll want if things get bad. Mon, 02 May 2011 13:52:00 EDT