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constitutional silver en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (US, historical, uncountable) Silver quarters, dimes, and half-dollars, minted prior to 1965.
    • Hmmm... I've searched around a little bit, and it seems like "constitutional silver" is just a marketing term. 2021 January 16, The Eidolon, “What is “Constitutional Silver”?”, in CoinTalk:
    • Have started hearing the term "Constitutional Silver" or "Constitutional Gold" for pre-64 silver and pre-33 gold. 2020 April 10, philographer, “When Did The Term "Constitutional Silver" Come About?”, in Collectors Universe Message Boards:
    • 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. 2024 May 29, Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble), Twitter:

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constitutional gold