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When it comes to investing, especially in metals, gold is an expensive buy-in while silver makes a much more palatable investment, especially for the entry-level investor. However, when you look at silver and the silver market in general, many people discover a very important question. Which is the better investment, silver bullion or silver coins? The answer may surprise you and, if you’ve already started making some commitments in silver, you may wish you’d have seen this sooner. Let’s take a look at silver bullion: On the whole, silver bullion, whether in 1oz., 100oz. or 1000oz. bars is pretty much directly tied to current silver prices. This means if the spot price for silver drops some 15% as it did over a 2 day period in April, 2013, the value of your silver drops as well. It doesn’t much matter if your bar has the basic hallmarks for purity and ... Read More »

The 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar has a value of between $30 and $30,000+ Type: Morgan Dollar Value: $30.00 to $30,000.00 Silver Value: $. Mintage’s: 756,000 @ CC, 2,887,000 @ New Orleans, 9,110,000 @ S, 14,806,000 @ P (no mint mark) Metal Content: 90% silver, 10% copper Raw Weight: 26.73 g Silver Weight: .7735 oz Face Value: $1.00 Diameter: 1.5 in Edge: Reeded Years Minted: 1878 to 1904 and then again in 1921 Expert Advice As with all silver coins of this era, the 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar is composed of 90% silver and 10% copper to comply with the Coinage Act of 1873 which standardized metal content for coins among other things. These were minted at New Orleans, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Carson City with the Carson City mintage being the most valuable. Look for a CC over CC error as well this year. Values CC’s worth $100 to $30,000, O’s worth $30 to $4,000, S’s worth ... Read More »