Maybe you already know this, but I will tell you anyway. Before 1965, US quarters were made of 90 percent silver. That means that due to the silver alone it would be worth about $3.50 (depending on ...

Rising silver prices and increased melting activity could push even the most familiar U.S. silver coins toward scarcity, forcing collectors and dealers to rethink long-held assumptions.

Rare coins from the 1930s, particularly those from the earlier part of the decade, can be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars to coin collectors.