Many Olympic gold and silver sets were made, the denominations, date and number of coins is needed. Please a new question with more information.
Retail price is $1.50-$2.00 for average coins and Mint state coins are $9.00
With those dates, the coins are Silver Eagle bullion coins that are made from one ounce of silver and value is whatever the spot price of silver is at time of sale.
The buyers I deal with are paying 8 to 10 times face value for 90% silver coins depending on the spot price of silver at time of sale. This may be different in your area.
Depends on the date. 1964 coins are 90% silver and worth $10-11 depending on the price of silver, 1965-1970 coins are 40% silver and worth about $4-5 depending on the price of silver and coins dated 1971-date have no silver and are worth just 50 cents.
With those dates, the coins are Silver Eagle bullion coins that are made from one ounce of silver and value is whatever the spot price of silver is at time of sale.
Simple answer: The price of silver on the international market got so high that the coins were worth more than face value.
"Pure" silver coins were never minted in Britain. The closest to pure silver used in coins is sterling silver which is 92.5% silver usually alloyed with copper. Sterling silver coins were last issued for general circulation in 1919 and 1920, beyond 1919/1920 the coins were debased to 50% silver. The Royal Mint still produces Proof and bullion coins (not for general circulation) which are made from sterling silver, but this is reflected in the price you pay for them.
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Franklin Half dollars are common coins. Because of this and the high price of silver, circulated coins are valued slightly above the silver content of the coin about $14.00.
Well....quarters dimes and half dollars from 1964 and before are 90% silver and then the mint reduced the silver in quarters and dimes to none.BUT the half dollars from 1965-1969 were 40% silver then in 19 70 all silver from coins was eliminated.the mint still makes commerative proof silver sets,but they are not meant for circulation just for collecting.
Circulating coins are no longer made of silver anywhere because the price of silver changes every day. If coins contained silver people would "game" the price changes by alternately buying and melting the coins, skimming the difference as profit. However many countries make silver, gold, and other precious-metal coins for collectors and investors. These coins are priced according to the amount of metal they contain and aren't designed to be spent.
Due to the steep rise in the price of silver in 1919/20, the issue of standard 92.5% silver coins was discontinued and coins of 50% silver were minted. In 1947, silver was needed to repay the bullion lent by the USA during the war years, so silver coins were replaced with coins of the same weight and type made of cupro-nickel.