The Spot Price for Silver on April 30, 2010 was $18.64 per Ounce.
A real silver dollar has a $25.00 value just for the silver.
The US has never and will never make silver pennies. The metal would be to soft. So it's worthless unless it contains real silver.
A replica of the coin (fake coin) has a value of about US$30, is usually made of non-silver alloy, and has no silver color. As a coin collector, you may still collect a replica coin, because it does have a historical value. A real Sungarei, Chinese Qing dynasty silver coin was minted in 1897 although the minting year was not on the coin. The edge of the real silver coin had the artist's English name, L. GIORGI. Entire coin was in shining silver color, and 1.75 inches in diameter. The current value of a real Sungarei silver coin, 1 Teal, is at least US$10,000.
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".
Pre-1965 US quarters are 90% silver with a value of about $2.50 just for the silver.
The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.
current silver troy ounce value
In the US, "real" silver would be marked 925 or higher, like 950 or 999. Any number lower than this is not considered "real" silver in the US.
The US issued both $5 and $10 silver certificates with that date. Please make sure your bill has a blue seal and the words Silver Certificate across the top, then check one of these questions: "What is the value of a 1953 US 5 dollar silver certificate?" "What is the value of a 1953 US 10 dollar silver certificate?"
$1.00
The silver value is about $6.00. NOTE: The US has never made a pure silver quarter, they are 90% silver & 10% copper.
Zinc coated steel, not silver. Average value is 5 to 10 cents. The US has never made a one cent coin from silver.