yes, but what about dimes versus quarters versus halves?
Personally, I like the quarters and dimes because as a kid, they were money. WE HAVE used silver coins in our lifetime—and as such, many people understand it and will accept it.
Back in the day, we did not see many halves.
I think that the silver would be used for things like gas and bread. You need to make sure you can get “change” for the denominations you are using.
Technically, if you are buying strictly based on silver content keep in mind while all the pre-65 coinage is 90%, a silver dollar contains a bit more silver than ten dimes, four quarters, or two halves. An example of government seignorage in action.
$100 in face value for the subsidiary coinage is 71.5 ounces troy. $100 in silver dollars is 77 troy ounces or so. Of course either value in modern money terms is strictly the “melt” value of the coins apart from any special collector value.
Silver is very heavy and bulky compared with gold. If things get real bad, you might see gold trade at a premium or, silver at a discount. Why? Because wealthy people trying to get out of dodge don’t want silver.