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constitutional silver (uncountable)

1. (US, numismatics, historical) Silver quarters, dimes, and half-dollars, minted prior to 1965.

   Coordinate term: constitutional gold

   • 2020 April 10, philographer, “When Did The Term "Constitutional Silver" Come About?”, in Collectors Universe Message Boards‎:

     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:

     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:
   • 2024 May 29, Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble), Twitter‎:

     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.