If it was minted in or before 1935, it's 90% silver out of a total weight of 26.73 grams. If it's a circulating Eisenhower dollar from the 1970s, then it contains no silver at all.
Silver U.S. coins dated 1964 and earlier are made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. An unworn Peace dollar weighs 26.7 gm so it contains about 25 gm of silver.
its not all silver...... but on the silver content of most of them its not worth more than 50 cencts
The original dollar coin was made of Silver. The current dollar coins are made of Copper, Zinc, Manganese, and Nickel by the United States mint. The Morgan Silver Dollar is prized by coin collectors.
40%
There is no silver in this coin. Despite its silver appearance, it is actually composed of nickel.
90%
The coin is the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial dollar, it's 90% silver and 10% copper.
The coin is 90% silver & 10% copper.
90% silver if its dated 1964 and earlier, from 1965-1970, 40% silver.
No silver or gold in any presidential dollar coins
The coin is 90% silver and 10% copper.
It's 80% silver and 20% copper.
In 1979, the dollar coin issued by the US was the Susan B. Anthony, which has no silver content and no real collector's value, so is a "spender".
This is considered an altered coin. It will probably be worth about $22 to $24 for its silver content.
It's a bullion coin sold for its silver content, as of today 1-20-11 value is about $27.00
do you know how much money a silver 1872 dollar coin is and a 1922 silver dollar coin
Assuming you have a large coin with a picture of Miss Liberty walking and the sun in the background, you have a bullion coin sold for its silver content and not for spending. The dollar denomination is artificial. At the current price of silver it's worth about $17.