11.25 grams of silver.
Yes the coin is 40% silver.
You can tell a coin is silver by either looking at the edge and finding it a uniform silver color (with no darker colors) or by finding a dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar with a date from before 1965. They now make silver versions of the dime, quarter and half, but only in proof sets.
There's no such coin. George T. Morgan designed the famous silver dollar that bears his name. Please post a new question with the coin's denomination, date, and mint mark.
It depends on if it's a 90% silver coin, a 40% silver coin or a clad coin. Also why the date is missing. Take it to a coin dealer it MAY BE worth up to $20.00.
The U.S. produced no silver dollars dated 1915. Look at the back of the coin. It's likely a Barber half dollar. Post new question.
Please check the coin's date and denomination US silver dollar production was suspended between 1905 and 1920 inclusive, so there are no 1917 dollar coins. If your coin says HALF DOLLAR on the back, it's a half dollar, not a silver dollar.
No US one dollar coins were made in 1917, it's likely a half dollar. Look at the coin again and post new question.
Look at the back of the coin you well likely see Half Dollar on it, no US one dollar coins were made in 1917. Post new question.
Either a "wheat penny", silver dime, silver quarter, silver half dollar, half dollar, dollar, bicentenial quarter half-dollar dollar, error coin
HALF a dollar - $0.50
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It's a Half Dollar NOT a dollar coin. The coin weighs 12.50 grams and contains .36169oz of pure silver.
If the coin is a US Kennedy half dollar dated 1974 it has no silver in it and is face value.
The last circulating silver U.S. coin was the 1969 half dollar.
With a date of 1917, the coin is the second year (1916-1947) issue of the"Walking liberty" half dollars. This year has coins with the mintmarks on the obverse and reverse, values are different. Please look at the coin again and post new question.
With a date of 1979 the coin has no silver in it. 1969 was the last 40% silver circulating US half dollar. The coin is worth 50 cents.
It's a Walking Liberty half dollar with a value of about $12.00. The coin is very common.