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I was just waisting time here and I thought, what is the most economical way to get my silver... 
I wanted to know how many silver coins does it take to get an oz of silver. Well I did some checking and here is what I found.
I used http://www.coinflation.com/coins/silver_coin_calculator.html for the #.
Coin Ind wt. # needed cost
for an oz per oz
war nic. 0.0563oz 18 $0.90 There are 1.0127 troy ounces of silver in 18 silver war nickels
dime 0.0723oz 14 $1.40 There are 1.0127 troy ounces of silver in 14 silver dimes
quarter 0.1808oz 6 $1.50 There are 1.0851 troy ounces of silver in 6 silver quarters
40% 0.1479oz 7 $3.50 There are 1.0353 troy ounces of silver in 7 silver 40% half dollars
90% 0.3617oz 3 $1.50 There are 1.0851 troy ounces of silver in 3 silver 90% half dollars
As you can see, 1 oz of silver from coins can be very cheap. The lowest cost is from "war nickels", but that would take forever. Then we have dimes, $1.40 for an oz of silver. Quarters are good too, but sadly they are hard to come by in the wild. 40% half's are the most plentiful silver coins out there, but they also cost the most at $3.50 an oz. Lastly we have the 90% half's, they take the fewest coins to get an oz and at $1.50, you can't beat it. Oh well, I am just waisting time, enjoy...
I wanted to know how many silver coins does it take to get an oz of silver. Well I did some checking and here is what I found. I used http://www.coinflation.com/coins/silver_coin_calculator.html for the #.
Coin Ind wt. # needed cost
for an oz per oz
war nic. 0.0563oz 18 $0.90 There are 1.0127 troy ounces of silver in 18 silver war nickels
dime 0.0723oz 14 $1.40 There are 1.0127 troy ounces of silver in 14 silver dimes
quarter 0.1808oz 6 $1.50 There are 1.0851 troy ounces of silver in 6 silver quarters
40% 0.1479oz 7 $3.50 There are 1.0353 troy ounces of silver in 7 silver 40% half dollars
90% 0.3617oz 3 $1.50 There are 1.0851 troy ounces of silver in 3 silver 90% half dollars
As you can see, 1 oz of silver from coins can be very cheap. The lowest cost is from "war nickels", but that would take forever. Then we have dimes, $1.40 for an oz of silver. Quarters are good too, but sadly they are hard to come by in the wild. 40% half's are the most plentiful silver coins out there, but they also cost the most at $3.50 an oz. Lastly we have the 90% half's, they take the fewest coins to get an oz and at $1.50, you can't beat it. Oh well, I am just waisting time, enjoy...
