As said, these are 90% silver pieces from before 1965. The USGB defines “junk silver” as currency from their period with “no collectible or numismatic value” and is “worthless” to collectors. Not all 90% silver from that period is "junk silver," just common or broken samples.
Their silver content may allow you to benefit from them. These coins are affordable and can be bought in bulk to establish a significant silver collection, according to the USGB.
According to the USGB, the Defense National Stockpile started making the American Silver Eagle in 1986 to get rid of surplus silver. Silver investors can benefit from the American Silver Eagle (ASE). They qualify as IRA assets.
This 0.999 pure silver coin comes in three varieties: bullion, the cheapest and used for silver investing; burnished, the rarest; and proof, the most expensive.
USGB deems silver Britannia “one of the most recognized rare silver coins on the planet.” After the success of their gold Britannia coins, the UK Royal Mint released these coins in 1997. From 1998 to 2012, versions included 0.958 pure silver; from 2013 on, 0.999.
Another collector-valued silver sovereign. The Royal Canadian Mint mints it annually with 0.9999 fine silver. Like the silver Britannia, several Silver Maple Leafs (SMLs) feature Queen Elizabeth II. After the queen's death in 2022, future versions depict King Charles III like the Britannias.