Quoted from phil-lee:As it became scarce in the early 70's I converted allowance money to purchase rolled coins which I went through, picked out silver, then re-rolled them and traded for more.
A Family member who works at a bank still brings me pre-64 silver that shows up, though its few and far between.
I guess thats why cull American silver is my favorite, though I do have some collectable quality as well.
Yep, junk Silver is fun. The days of finding it in rolls seem to be behind us though.
The silver market moved a good deal the last couple of days. There just hasn’t been much industrial demand for silver since photography changed.