This is a American Silver Eagle 1 ounce bullion coin. The value is tied to the spot price of silver at time of sale. As of 2-2-12 it's $34.31 per ounce. This price is a little less than you could buy it for and a little more than you could sell it for. But it gives you an idea of value. Collectors versions of this coin do have slightly higher values.
NOTE: The spot price of silver and other precious metals changes by the minute when the market is open. So the value of this coin will go up and down.
If your referring to a 1989 American Silver Eagle coin, the value is based on the price of silver at time of sale. It should be about $15.00
Morgan dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921.
No circulating $1 coins were minted in 1986.
4-20-11>> Value is tied to the spot price of silver at the time of sale, now it's $45.23 per ounce
Silver Eagles are one ounce bullion coins that were first made in 1986, a one dollar coin dated 1972 is a Eisenhower dollar (1971-1978) and none of them made for circulation have any silver or any collectible value.
Modern Silver Eagles (1986 to date) contain One Ounce of pure silver.
It's value is only for the silver unless you find someone that wants it. Current spot price of silver is $19.99 per ounce. So 10 X $19.99 = $199.90. This is the approximated value of the piece.
Current value is $70.00
As of today about $18.50
The coin is NOT a "Silver Eagle", it's a Peace dollar. Silver Eagles are 1 ounce bullion coins of pure silver, first made in 1986. A 1935 Peace dollar is 90% silver, most circulated coins are valued from $30.00-$40.00.
The coin has no silver and is just face value, spend it.
More information is needed. There are two different one dollar coins that people call "silver dollars" dated 1986. Post new question.
If it the date is 1939 and it says "HALF DOLLAR" on the back then this is not a one-ounce bullion coin; they were first issued in 1986. It's an actual coin that was used in ordinary commerce. Its value is mostly determined by the current price of silver which changes every day. Check a site like kitco or CNNMoney for the current spot price of silver, then multiply by 0.36 for an approximate worth.
The coin is actually a "Statue of Liberty Centennial" silver dollar and is very common with a current retail value of $26.00.
Cruuent retail value: $6.00
Being that it's a full troy ounce of .999 fine silver, it's worth $27.97 just for the metal (as of 10 August 2012). That's only the melt value. It may very well be worth something above that to a collector.