| Junk silver coins are old US coins that contain | | | | Morgan Dollar 1878-1921 0.77343 |
| silver. Up until 1965, US coins were minted with a | | | | Peace Dollar 1921-1935 0.77343 |
| 90% silver content. They are a great way to | | | | To calculate the value of each coin get the |
| invest in silver but you should know a little about | | | | current silver price from the website linked below |
| the different coins before buying them. This | | | | and then multiply that by the silver content in |
| information below should help you also calculate | | | | each coin. So for example if the Silver Price is $16 |
| Silver Dollar Coin Values and other Junk Silver | | | | then the value of a Morgan Silver Dollar is |
| Prices | | | | 16x0.77343=$12.37. |
| Junk Silver Coin - Silver Content (ounces) | | | | Remember that when you go and buy these |
| Dimes | | | | coins the dealer may quote the price in terms of |
| Seated Liberty 1837-1852 0.07726 | | | | "face" (i.e. face values) in the above example he |
| Seated Liberty 1853-1873 0.07205 | | | | might quote you 12.3 times face. It is always |
| Seated Liberty 1873-1891 0.07234 | | | | handy to know the spot price of any coin before |
| Barber Dime 1892-1916 0.07234 | | | | buying it so you know how much premium you |
| Mercury Dime 1916 to 1945 0.07234 | | | | are paying. For these kind of coins in small |
| Roosevelt Dime 1946-1964 0.07234 | | | | amounts it is not unreasonable to pay up to 20% |
| Quarters | | | | and this premium will get less the more you buy. |
| Barber Quarters 1892-1916 0.18084 | | | | The advantage of junk silver coins over buying |
| Standing Liberty Quarters 1916-1930 0.18084 | | | | one ounce silver rounds is that junk silver coins |
| Washington Quarters 1932-1964 0.18084 | | | | are lower denomination - they are smaller |
| Half Dollars | | | | amounts of silver meaning 1) you can start |
| Barber Half Dollar 1892-1915 0.36169 | | | | investing in silver for much less (a silver dime will |
| Walking Liberty Half 1916-1947 0.36169 | | | | cost you under $2) 2) for those people who see |
| Franklin Half Dollar 1948-1963 0.36169 | | | | buying silver as a good hedge against financial |
| Kennedy Half Dollar 1964 0.36169 | | | | collaspe. The low denomination of junk silver coins |
| Kennedy Half Dollar 1965-1969 0.14789 | | | | makes them an ideal bartering tool. Yes I am sure |
| Silver Dollars | | | | someone will give you a loaf of bread for your |
| Trade Dollar 1873-1885 0.78761 | | | | ounce of silver but it was a very expensive loaf!!! |