One troy ounce of .999 silver is worth $32.24 which is spot price as of 3/25/2012. This is a little less than you can buy it for and a little more than you could sell it for. But it gives you an idea of value.
Silver spot price equivalent
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
14.66
The spot price of silver.
The current price of silver is about $14/oz.
.999 fine or 99.9% pure
That depends on a lot of factors.... is it PURE silver? .999 fine? or is it sterling silver? 92 1/2% fine? or is it some sort of industrial silver? If it is "scrap" silver it would be worth far less than silver bullion or silver coins.
It is worth whatever 1 troy ounce of silver is worth. Today it is worth about $30, although the price of silver fluctuates.
Assuming the silver is .999 fine. The spot price of silver is currently $29.14 per ounce X 23.66= $689.45
The price of 5 grams of 999 fine silver would depend on the current market price of silver. You can multiply the weight (5 grams) by the purity (999) to calculate the actual silver content, and then multiply that by the current price per gram of silver to determine the total cost.
Its value fluctuates with the current price of silver bullion. Check your local newspaper's business section or a site like CNNMoney for the "spot price" of 1 oz. of silver.
The value is based daily on market value of silver being that these coins are 1 Troy ounce .999 fine silver. For a collector that's a different story. The value is based not on what you paid for the coin but what one will pay for the coin. Look on ebay and that will give you a pretty good market price indicator or look at the daily market value of fine silver.