Comments on: Is It Illegal To Melt Old US Silver Coins?

By: Barry C

Barry C — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:30:37 +0000

no – research the history of Morgan dollars and you will see almost all of them were melted down.

By: Morgan R

Morgan R — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:19:08 +0000

yes, you cannot deface legal tender. those coins were supposed to be turned in back in the days when we went off the gold standard. why would you melt down historical icons to make jewelry? silver can be bought for much less than those coins are worth

By: milton b

milton b — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:59:22 +0000

yes it is illegal to deface any US currency

By: Q Continuum

Q Continuum — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:42:08 +0000

I don’t know about illegal, but I seriously doubt that anyone will show up at your door about it. On the other hand, they are worth a lot more in their current form than they will be as rings…

By: Libs R Poopyheads

Libs R Poopyheads — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:52:30 +0000

that’s what happened to all the pre 1964 coins