About 24 grams
ANSWER: The weight of a 90% silver half dollar is 12.50 grams
The 1988 Seoul Olympiad proof silver dollar has the same weight and size of other silver dollars. Weight 26.73 grams, Diameter 38.1mm and contains .77344oz of pure silver.
The weight of the U.S. silver half dollar has changed over the course of it's history. In 1794 the silver half dollar weighed 13.48 grams and was 89.24 % silver. Then in 1836 the silver half dollar weight was changed to 13.36 grams and was 90% silver. In 1892 the silver half dollar weight was again changed to 12.50 grams which was the weight used until the final 90% silver half dollar struck for circulation was issued in 1964.
12.50 grams for a silver half dollar
Silver Weight : 0.3617 Troy Ounce
The coins have an Actual Silver Weight (ASW) of .36169oz of pure silver.
12.5 g
Silver - 12.5 grams Copper-nickel - 11.4 grams
An 1870 US Half Dollar weighs 12.44grams and is 90% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 11.196 grams or 0.36 troy ounces.
No, a silver dollar does not equal a half dollar. Instead, in the USA it equals a full dollar.
Yes, like all half dollars minted before 1965, the Booker T Washington half dollar is 90% silver.
All silver half dollars, including the 1964 Kennedy, weigh 12.5 grams.
A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
Silver: 12.5 g; Silver-clad: 11.5 g; Copper-nickel clad: 11.34 g