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Approx $19,200 in todays terms
In the Bible, the value of a pound of silver varies depending on the specific context. For example, in the New Testament, Judas Iscariot was paid thirty pieces of silver for betraying Jesus, which was roughly equivalent to a pound of silver. In modern terms, this could be worth around $200-300.
The 30 pieces of silver that Judas was paid was likely something like a Tyrian shekel which weighed about 14 grams of 94% or more pure silver. At todays silver prices being about $36.12 US dollars per ounce, a Tyrian Shekel would be worth $16.26 US today in silver value (excluding historical value). So the 30 pieces of silver at todays prices would be valued about $487.80 US. Interestingly, this is also considered the price of a slave during Roman times.
In Jesus time you bet that was a lot of money for an ordinary person.
tough question because even if you just mean their metallic or monetary value rather than their numismatic value the various silver coins that are called pieces of silver had different weights as well as different standards of purity but the tyrian shekels that are thought to be the ones meant by the famous 30 pieces of silver reference to Judas iscariot were at least 94 percent pure & averaged 220 grains & there are 480 grains in an ounce & an ounce of silver is worth about 14 dollars & 72 cents today so in that case about 190 dollars in all however, before the discovery of the new world silver was only a little less valuable than that of gold. So in reality, it was probably several thousand dollars by today's standards
Larger silver coins like the tetradrachms of Ptolemy (believed to be the Bible's “30 pieces of silver” paid to Judas) were worth much more. At 365 pieces each year (one a day), 50,000 denarii would have paid a Roman soldier or highly skilled craftsman for almost 137 years!
Three Pence.
U.S. half dollars aren't solid silver. They're 90% silver with 10% copper, currently worth about $10.
$ 6.400.000
made for universal by the international silver co. set number 8905 its 4 pieces. whats it worth?
If the pieces are not clearly marked Sterling, they are most likely silver plated. Silver plated items have a much lower value than sterling ones. If it is silver plated, the pitcher might be worth $40-50. If it is sterling, it would be worth at least ten times that.
There are a couple of ways to solve this. The 30 pieces of Silver were probably denarii. The modern day purchasing power of a denarii is valued at about US$20. That would make the 30 pieces to value about $600.