How much silver is there in an 1890 Morgan dollar?

Answer 1

September 2011

This coin in circulated condition is worth $69 to $360. In uncirculated condition they are worth $500 to $40,200. The values are an average and not exact but the best available at the time of answering. You may get more or less when you sell it.

Answer 2

August 6, 2009 The 1890 Morgan Dollar was 90% silver and 10% copper. Its total weight was 26.73 grams and after doing the math we find the coin has .77344 troy ounces of silver which is worth $11.32 today.

Answer 3

There are 0.7734 troy ounces of silver in a Morgan silver dollar. The coin is 90% silver (the balance is copper), so the coin actually weighs 0.85933 troy ounces (or 26.72825 grams).

Answer 4

All Morgan and Peace dollars are made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. The coins weigh about 26.7 gm when new, so they have around 24 gm (0.77 troy oz) of pure silver.