Silver coin melt value: compare 10 US types
Match your coin, check its silver content and open its current melt value.
SILVER · USD / TROY OZ
$50.17Spot · Nov 2, 1:22 PM UTC
| Coin & issue | Silver | Fine silver | Melt / coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 Morgan dollar1878–1904, 1921 | 90% | 0.7734 ozt | $38.80 |
 Peace dollar1921–1928, 1934–1935 | 90% | 0.7734 ozt | $38.80 |
 1964 Kennedy half dollar1964 | 90% | 0.3617 ozt | $18.14 |
 Silver quarter1892–1964 | 90% | 0.1808 ozt | $9.07 |
 Silver dime1892–1964 | 90% | 0.0723 ozt | $3.63 |
| Mercury dime1916–1945 | 90% | 0.0723 ozt | $3.63 |
 Walking Liberty half dollar1916–1947 | 90% | 0.3617 ozt | $18.14 |
 Franklin half dollar1948–1963 | 90% | 0.3617 ozt | $18.14 |
 Silver war nickel1942–1945 · large P, D or S | 35% | 0.0563 ozt | $2.82 |
 Barber half dollar1892–1915 | 90% | 0.3617 ozt | $18.14 |
Use net weight for worn coins. A coin’s date, mint mark and condition can add a collector premium above its silver content.
Coin photo credits
- 1921 Morgan dollar · obverse · Albertomos · Public domain · resized
- 1934 Peace dollar · obverse · Photo was made by User:Bobby131313 · Public domain · resized
- 1964 Kennedy half dollar · obverse · Albertomos · CC BY 4.0 · resized
- 1942 Washington quarter · representative obverse · Philadelphie (Etats-Unis ; atelier monétaire). Atelier monétaire · Public domain · resized
- 1943 Mercury dime · obverse · BrandonBigheart for the photograph; Adolph Weinman for the coin design. · Public domain · resized
- 1921 Walking Liberty half dollar · reverse, museum example · Daderot · Public domain · resized
- 1950-D Franklin half dollar · reverse · U.S. Mint (coin); Heritage Auctions (image) · Public domain · resized
- Silver war nickel · reverse with large P · Bobby131313 · Public domain · resized
- 1899 Barber half dollar · obverse · CoinFacts via Wikimedia Commons; photographer unrecorded; Charles E. Barber / U.S. Mint design · Public domain · resized
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Dollar and half-dollar composition choosers
Nickel melt value: ordinary alloy or war silver?
An ordinary 5 g US nickel contains 3.75 g copper and 1.25 g nickel, with no silver. Its base-metal value is (3.75 × copper price per gram) + (1.25 × nickel price per gram). The wartime 35% silver issue instead contains 1.75 g silver and needs the large P, D or S above Monticello.
Circulating clad quarters and dimes also contain no silver. Use their copper-nickel composition rather than a silver preset. US rules restrict melting and exporting cents and nickels; see the current rule before physical recovery.
Canadian silver coins need denomination and year
Canadian circulation issues have different silver standards from US coins. The 1967–1968 transitions include composition changes, so a date or a silver colour alone does not choose an 80% or 50% input. Confirm the issue and alloy before entering its measured weight in the silver calculator.