A silver dime is a smaller unit of silver, so it's easier to spend on everyday items.
Keep in mind that if we hit a bad situation,
WHEN we hit a bad situation . . .
those selling what you want to buy may very well only give you face value for the 90% silver coins.
Then you give those sellers paper, not silver.
You invest in “junk silver” as a prepper for when people won’t take silver.
If you need to buy $50 worth of absolute necessities, it’s going to take a lot of dimes. Or only 100 1964 Kennedy half dollars.
That’s the point I was trying to make.