Interesting to read, but I recently woke up to the fact that no one wants to buy my pre-65 silver coinage. The smelters have too much work and they prefer to work with high grade silver.
It would be sad to see pre-65 coins melted down. I bought a few over the years and now can’t afford them.
That’s OK (unless you were counting on monetizing it soon). Junk silver is for when the SHTF and bartering kicks in.
Check out sritips on Youtube to see how to convert lower grade silver to .999 fine. If you have enough to convert, it might be worth the effort.