If it was minted in or before 1935, it's 90% silver out of a total weight of 26.73 grams. If it's a circulating Eisenhower dollar from the 1970s, then it contains no silver at all.
Silver U.S. coins dated 1964 and earlier are made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. An unworn Peace dollar weighs 26.7 gm so it contains about 25 gm of silver.
The value of a silver dollar based on its silver content can vary depending on the current market price of silver. Silver dollars minted before 1965 typically contain 90% silver and 10% copper, which gives them intrinsic value beyond their face value. You can determine the approximate silver content value by multiplying the weight of the coin by the current price of silver per ounce.
All Morgan and Peace dollars have the same silver content - 90%. The coins' nominal weight is 26.73 gm so that works out to about 24 gm of pure silver in each one.
All Morgan and Peace $1 coins were struck in an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. The coins' nominal weight when new was 26.7 gm so that means they contain about 24 gm of pure silver.
The Everett Dirksen commemorative silver dollar was issued in 1982 and contained 90% silver and 10% copper. It was minted in honor of Senator Everett Dirksen's contributions to the coinage laws in the United States. The coin was minted at the San Francisco Mint.
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The coin is the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial dollar, it's 90% silver and 10% copper.
The coin is 90% silver & 10% copper.
90% silver if its dated 1964 and earlier, from 1965-1970, 40% silver.
No silver or gold in any presidential dollar coins
The coin is 90% silver and 10% copper.
It's 80% silver and 20% copper.
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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".
This is considered an altered coin. It will probably be worth about $22 to $24 for its silver content.
The coin is a Susan B. Anthony dollar and has no silver in it, it's just a dollar coin.
It's a bullion coin sold for its silver content, as of today 1-20-11 value is about $27.00