$1.29 per ounce
there are 0.18 troy oz (5.6 grams) of silver in a 1964 quarter. Therefore one ounce culd make about 5 quarters. After the price of silver was deregulated in the mid-1960s it cost the mint more than 25 cents to mint a quarter and more than 10 cents to mint a dime, which is why they stopped using silver and started using copper and nickel.
What is the current going price for silver???????????
The spot price of silver changes by the minute, as I type this the price is $18.19 per ounce.
As of June 29, 2014 there current price of silver is 20.01 per ounce. The price of silver fluctuates and can change daily.
Silver spot price = about $14/oz
The price of silver changes every day. Check the financial section of a newspaper or Google SPOT PRICE SILVER.
As of May 24 2011 the melt value of a 1964 quarter is $6.47. This price will change as the price of silver and copper changes. This answer is based upon silver at a spot price of %35.77 per oz and copper at $4 per pound.
Each coin is worth about $3.24 as of today just for the silver, the actual price depends on the spot price of silver at time of sale.
For any silver US coin you multiply the ASW. ( actual silver weight ) by the current spot price of silver. EXAMPLE: ASW of a 1964 Kennedy half dollar is .36169. Spot price of silver as of 1:30pm 12-31-10 is $30.89 per ounce. .36169 X $30.89= $11.17 But don't expect to get this much from a silver buyer, the price of silver goes up & down so much and so fast only expect about 2/3 of current spot price.
The U.S. never made 100% silver coins for circulation. The metal would be too soft for daily use. All silver coins had at least 10% copper in them. Dimes dated 1964 and earlier contain about 0.07 ounces of silver. The price of silver changes so you'd need to search on terms such as SPOT PRICE SILVER to get the most current value, then multiply the price per ounce by 0.07. For example, at $14/oz a 1964 dime contains about $1 worth of silver.
According to the most recent data posted from majority of the financial markets, the current spot price for silver is approximately $21.440.
The Spot Silver price indicates the current market value of silver per ounce. It is widely used by investors and dealers to trade silver globally, including platforms like JM Bullion, Apmex, SD Bullion, and BOLD Precious Metals.
What is the current going price for silver???????????
It is the instantaneous price someone is willing to pay in cash for a unit of silver.
1964 was the only year JFK halves were made of 90% silver alloy. The composition was changed to 40% silver clad in 1965, and to copper-nickel clad in 1971. A 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar contains .3617 ounces of pure silver. Multiply this by the spot price of silver to get the bullion value of the coin. At the time of this writing, silver was $16 an ounce, making a 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar worth about $5.80
The spot price of silver changes by the minute, as I type this the price is $18.19 per ounce.
The spot price of silver today is $18.25 per ounce. Actual cash value depends on spot price at time of sale.
$35.15 per troy ounce