No it's not pure silver, only 90% silver and 10% copper.
Neither. The Morgan silver dollar is 90% silver, 10% copper.
The Morgan dollar is 90% silver, or contains about .77 troy ounce of pure silver.
90% silver, 10% copper An unworn Morgan dollar weighs 26.7 gm so it contains just a bit less than 25 gm of pure silver.
The ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of the coin is .77344oz of pure silver. All Morgan an Peace dollars have this amount of silver.
The Morgan series ended in 1921. Your coin is a Peace dollar. In any case, both Morgan and Peace dollars contain .77344 oz of pure silver.
All Morgans have the same amount of silver it's .77344oz of pure silver
An unworn Morgan dollar has a nominal weight of 26.7 grams. All Morgan dollars (as well as Peace dollars) were struck in an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper, so they contain about 24.1 gm of pure silver, or about 0.77 troy ounces.
6-16-11>>> All US Morgan & Peace Dollars have the same composition of 90% silver/10% copper with a net weight of .77344oz of pure silver.
The 1924 silver dollar is not pure silver. It is mixture of 90% pure silver and 10% copper.
All Morgan and Peace dollars have the same silver content - 90%. The coins' nominal weight is 26.73 gm so that works out to about 24 gm of pure silver in each one.
All US Morgan & Peace Dollars have the same composition of 90% silver/10% copper with a net weight of .77344oz of pure silver. The only "Pure" silver coins are 1 ounce American Silver Eagles. Post new question.
In 1921, the US Treasury minted both a Morgan and Peace Silver Dollar. Which type do you possess? Please provide to me the mint mark, mint state, and the type of coin, and I will subsequently relay to you its worth. Also, NO U.S. circulating coin is pure silver. Silver is too soft by itself, and is always alloyed with copper. Silver dollars minted in 1935 and before are 10% copper. it is a Morgan dollar, no mint mark