The best thing to do is get a copy of "Red Book" a guide of US coins, it gives information and values for every US coin made, most coin dealers and book stores sell it.
Coins struck for circulation in the US today have no silver in them.
Retail list is $5.00 for the clad coins and $6.25 for the 40% silver.
1837 was the year US silver coins changed to .900 silver & .100 copper, that caused a slight reduction of silver.
It was 1964 when the last coins in the US were made from 90% silver.
No, for silver coins as the value of silver changes the value of the coin changes. The same is true for gold coins.
See the website link below for a list of US silver coins made for circulation and their melt value.
Retail list is $5.00 for the clad coins and $6.25 for the 40% silver.
Coins struck for circulation in the US today have no silver in them.
You would find out the weight of the coin, find the silver prices and the composition of the coin and mathematically figure it out. However, sites like Coinflation will do that for you for all US and Canadian coins.
1837 was the year US silver coins changed to .900 silver & .100 copper, that caused a slight reduction of silver.
Do You Have Any Silver? Those are the words I use with my bullion dealer if I'm looking for silver coins. Silver coins do not circulate and they are incredibly rare to ever find in change in the US and Canada because they are worth multiples of face value.
No current circulating US coins contain any silver at all. For information about older coins, please see the Related Question.
The US Mint did not issue any silver coins of any kind in 1980. If you have silver coins dated 1980, they are not US coins.
The Balboa is the same as the US dollar. We know that US silver dollars is worth more as the Panama silver Palboa. In Panama the currency is US but there are Balboa dollar coins. Also, the silver coins in Panama are the same size as the US coins and would be worth more as the US silver coins.
It was 1964 when the last coins in the US were made from 90% silver.
Silver coins can be purchased from a number of places in the US. You can purchase silver coins directly from the United States Mint, and most cities contain many stores for buying and selling silver and gold coins.
If you are talking about a US coin, you have to go to the US mint website to buy silver coins. Banks don't sell silver coins. They don't distribute them either.