Silver Coin Values Comparison list

  • Coin                           Value     Weight (g)         Composition
  • Silver Dollars
  • Flowing Hair (1794-1795)  Dollar 26.96 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Draped (1795-1804) Dollar 26.96 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Gobrecht (1836-1839) Dollar 26.73 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1840-1873) Dollar 26.73 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Trade (1873-1885) Dollar 27.22 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Morgan (1878-1904, 1921) Dollar 26.73 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Peace (1921-1928, 1934 & 1935) Dollar 26.73 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Eisenhower (only S mints 1971-1974, 1976) Dollar 24.59 40% silver, 60% copper
  • Silver Half Dollars  Flowing (1794-1795)Half Dollar 13.48 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Draped (1796, 1797, 1801-1803, 1805-1807)Half Dollar 13.48 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Capped (1807-1815, 1817-1836) Half Dollar 13.48 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Capped (1836-1839) Half Dollar 13.36 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1873 & 1874) Half Dollar 12.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1853-1873, 1875-1891) Half Dollar 12.44 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Barber (1892-1916) Half Dollar 12.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Walking Liberty (1916-1921,1923, 1927-29, 1933-47)Half Dollar90% silver,10% copper
  • Franklin (1948-1963) Half Dollar 12.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Kennedy (1964) Half Dollar 12.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Kennedy (1965-1970, 1976-S) Half Dollar 11.5 40% silver, 60% copper
  • Silver Quarters Draped (1796, 1804-1807) Quarter 6.74 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Capped (1815, 1818-1825, 1828, 1831-1838) Quarter 6.74 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1838-1853) Quarter 6.68 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1853-1873) Quarter 6.22 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1873-1891) Quarter 6.25 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Barber (1892-1916) Quarter 6.25 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Standing (1916-1921, 1923-1930) Quarter 6.25 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Washington (1932, 1934-1964) Quarter 6.25 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Washington (1976-S) Quarter 5.75 40% silver, 60% copper
  • 20 Cent Coins  Barber (1875-1878) Twenty Cents 5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Silver Dimes First Silver (1792) Dime 2.7 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Draped (1796-1798, 1800-1805, 1807) Dime 2.7 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Capped (1809, 1811, 1814, 1820-1825, 1827-1837) Dime 2.7 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1837-1853) Dime 2.67 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1853-1873) Dime 2.49 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1873-1891) Dime 2.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Barber (1892-1916) Dime 2.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Mercury (1916-1921, 1923-1931, 1934-1945) Dime 2.5 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Roosevelt (1946-1964) Dime2.5 90% silver, 10% copper Silver Half Dimes
  • First (1792) Half Dime 1.35 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Flowing (1794 & 1795) Half Dime 1.35 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Draped (1796, 1797, 1800-1803, 1805) Half Dime 1.35 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Capped (1829-1837) Half Dime 1.35 89% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1837-1853) Half Dime 1.34 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Seated (1853-1873) Half Dime 1.24 90% silver, 10% copper
  • Silver Nickels  Jefferson (1942-1945) Nickel5,35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese
  • 3 Cent Coins (1851-1853) 0.8 75% silver, 25% copper
  • Three Cents (1854-1873) 0.75 90% silver, 10% copper
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