Approx $19.00 for a 1 troy oz coin at the current (Oct 09) silver price. That would be $17.50 an oz silver spot price with a $1.50 premium. 10 oz bars approx. $185.00 with a smaller premium because of bulk and so on.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Check that coin again. There were no US silver dollars minted that year.
No coin exists. Silver eagles would not be minted until 1986.
Which country and what coin?
Silver prices have been dipping over the last few weeks, so the current melt value of a US silver quarter (minted before 1965) is a little under $6.
Silver Dollars were minted starting in 1794. There were no silver dollars minted in 1791
There were no silver dollars minted in 1945.
British Farthings were never minted in silver, and no Farthings were minted from 1808 to 1820 inclusive.
1936 is a common date, value is just for the silver, about $1.75
No silver dollars were minted from 1905 to 1920 inclusive.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
No such US coin exists. Silver dollars were not minted from 1905-1920.
Check that coin again. There were no US silver dollars minted that year.
There were no 1888-CC Morgam silver dollars minted.
No coin exists. Silver eagles would not be minted until 1986.
Morgan silver dollars were not minted until 1878.
The face value of a silver coin depends on the value minted on it. The metal value depends on the market value of silver metal. The collector value depends on the year it was minted and the rare value paid by a numismatic or a collector in any auction. But without a specific date, denomination, and country of origin it's not possible to say anything more detailed.