Coinflation is a website that tracks down the melt value of historical US coins.

When I was a kid my dad used to bring home rolls of coins for me to go through. I would find all kinds of silver in there. I would pull them, re-wrap the newer coins and my dad would exchange them for more coins. He would pay me a quarter to find a quarter, a dime for a dime, etc. it was a great way to earn some extra money as a youngster.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but over a few years he amassed quite a collection of junk silver.