It's not a rare or especially valuable coin, so there isn't much reason to fake it. That said, check the weight. A genuine US silver eagle should weigh exactly one troy ounce (31.1 grams). If you feel inclined to try something else, hold a magnet to it. Silver is non-magnetic.
If you go to a Mint website, you will find the difference between Genuin & Replica. If your coin is Genuin, then is is worth about $1000.00 US dollars. If is a Replica, it is worth $1.00 US dollar.
Current value as of 10-14-10 is $24.00
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Replica coins are pretty much only worth whatever metal they're made from. You need to know whether it's just a "show" replica made out of base metal and plated with silver, or a silver bullion coin made to resemble a real dollar. If it's a bullion coin it'll almost certainly say something like "fine silver" somewhere on it. So if there's nothing like that on it, the chances are pretty good it's just plated base metal worth a buck or so.
About $56
about good, good, very good, fine, very fine, and extra fine.
Any "Morgan dollar" that's 5 inches in diameter isn't real. You have some kind of copy, replica, or maybe even a privately-made bullion piece. Unless it indicates that it's made of silver (e.g. it says something like ".999 fine" on it somewhere) you'd need to have it examined in person to know what it is. And without an indication that it's made of silver, it's likely to be a base-metal replica.
Today is about $15.00
Silver currently sells for about $17/oz
it is called a silver eagle and is made by our mint. it contains 1 oz of .999 fine silver. the price for it will vary by what the price of silver is
It depends, this silver dollar, which since you say has a "D" on it, which means it is a Morgan Dollar, is not worth much over its bullion value in this condition. As the price of silver has risen (about $35 per ounce as I write this), the silver value has now exceeded its numismatic value. Keep in mind that a silver dollar is NOT one ounce of silver. The coin is 90% silver and has 0.77343 of silver in them