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How much silver is in an 1879 silver dollar?

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All true silver dollars from the 1840s to 1935 (not the copper-nickel or brass $1 coins made since 1971) have the same composition: they weigh a bit less than 27 grams when new, and are made of an alloy of 90% silver, 10% copper.

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