traevin, I think a lot of collectors have an affinity for silver. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, gold coins may have caught my imagination in story books, but silver coinage was the stuff of daily life. Finding a shiny silver dime or, heck, a quarter? That was a pretty big deal way back then.

For someone who grew up enjoying
US coins, these early impressions absolutely stayed with me, and the pleasure I derive from collecting silver today is very much a part of that early experience.