If it has an S mint mark and a whitish color, it's made of copper and silver. If it has a D mint mark above the date or no mint mark (Phila.) it's actually made of copper and nickel.
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Not silver - copper-nickel. Face value only.
There are no "silver" 1977 coins...they are copper-nickel Eisenhower coins and they are worth $1.00
Most coins are not silver, unless your coin has an "S" mintmark, it is copper and nickel and only worth $1.
Circulation 1971-1978 Eisenhower dollars were made of copper-nickel and not silver. If it has a copper-colored edge it's only worth face value. A proof coin or part-silver special issue will be worth more.
All circulating 1776-1976 dollar coins are made of copper with a nickel coating, and are still worth one dollar. However, if it's one of the silver versions made for collectors, then it's worth about $7. All silver specimens were minted in San Francisco.
Not silver - copper-nickel. Face value only.
There are no "silver" 1977 coins...they are copper-nickel Eisenhower coins and they are worth $1.00
There are no "silver" 1977 coins...they are copper-nickel Eisenhower coins and they are worth $1.00
Any silver dollars minted in 1935 or earlier are 90% silver and worth several times face value. Eisenhower dollars in the 1970s are copper and nickel and still worth one dollar.
A 1922 P brilliant uncirculated dollar peace dollar is worth about $200.00. It is 90% silver and 10% copper.
It is not silver, it is copper and nickel. It is worth $2 in high end circulated condition, and $6.50 in uncirculated condition.
American circulation coins were never made of pure silver. They contained at least 10% copper for hardness. 1971 dollar coins for circulation contained NO silver - they were made of copper and nickel. Collectors' coins were struck in 40% silver.
There is no such thing as a 1969 silver dollar. The last true silver dollars were the Peace Dollars minted last in 1935, and then the Eisenhower Dollar was struck in copper-nickel using the same dimensions as the previous silver dollars but wasn't struck till 1971.
Most coins are not silver, unless your coin has an "S" mintmark, it is copper and nickel and only worth $1.
Although still called a silver dollar, it's not a silver dollar, just a dollar, because it's made of the same copper-nickel alloy as dimes, quarters, and halves. The copper you see along the rim of the coin is the copper core and it shows when the coin blank is stamped out of the sheet of metal. That means it's only worth about $1.25 in circulated condition. If it's an uncirculated coin in its original mint package it would be worth about $2.
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