constitutional silver

English

Noun

constitutional silver

1. (numismatics) Silver American quarters, dimes, and half dollars, minted prior to 1965.
   • 2020 April 10, philographer, “When Did The Term "Constitutional Silver" Come About?”, in Collectors Universe Message Boards‎^[1]:

     Have started hearing the term "Constitutional Silver" or "Constitutional Gold" for pre-64 silver and pre-33 gold.

   • 2021 January 16, The Eidolon, “What is “Constitutional Silver”?”, in CoinTalk‎^[2]:

     Hmmm... I've searched around a little bit, and it seems like "constitutional silver" is just a marketing term.

   • 2024 April 20, Street_Marsupial9809, “Thoughts on purchasing junk constitutional silver?”, in Reddit‎^[3]:
   • 2024 May 29, Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble), Twitter‎^[4]:

     Yes - that's what you see in the picture, but I prefer the term "constitutional silver" because the real "junk" is actually the non-silver coins that replaced the silver coins.