Because silver prices change regularly any specific posted here would be out of date almost immediately. The best way to calculate it would be to check the current spot price of silver (kitco.com, CNNMoney, etc.) and multiply by 0.77
That's the retail value, of course. A jeweler or coin dealer will pay wholesale, maybe 60% of that, and one of those "We Buy Gold!!!!!" places will pay even less - perhaps 40% if you're lucky.
Remember that any old coin should be checked for its value as a collectible which may be higher than its melt value.
August 15, 2009
The melt value of a Morgan Dollar today is $11.36.
As of today about $13.00
As of June 4 2011 the melt value of a 90% silver half dollar is $13.13. See the related link below for a updated price. After clicking the link click on silver melt values at the top right of the page. Then scroll down to the link that says 1964 Kennedy half dollar.
Current MV of any 90% silver half dollar is $7.64. Spot price of silver is $21.12 at this time.
As of 22 January 2014, the melt value of a U.S. silver quarter (dated before 1965) is $3.58.
Usually a silver dollar will carry a premium of sorts over bullion price. An exception may be a very common date in very poor condition. 1921 is a fairly common date in all mint marks for the Morgan dollar but unless it is worn badly or has a hole in it or has some other cosmetic defacement it should be worth more than melt even though perhaps slightly in many cases.
The current weight is about 12.5 grams. The current melt value is a $11.23 as of 11/11.
1921 Morgan dollars unless they have an exceptional strike and are virtually perfect generally sell for about their silver melt value, about $25 at current melt value.
.773 Oz of silver in all Morgan and Peace dollars. A good place to check the melt value of US coins is http://www.coinflation.com/
As of 09/2009 the melt value of a Morgan dollar is about $8 to $10. However its collector value can be much higher depending on its condition and mint mark.
First, it is not a Morgan dollar, it is a Peace dollar, second, it is worth around melt value to local dealers. That value is $23.50 .
Any plated coins are only worth their melt value. Fortunately, as of early 2010 that comes to about $14 retail, or about $10 wholesale, for a 1921 Morgan dollar.
A Morgan Silver Dollar contains 26.73g of 90% silver. As of today (11 July 2011), the price of silver is about $1148/kg, so the value of the silver would be (0.02673 * 0.90 * $1148) = $27.62. Depending on the condition and mint markings, the coin may be worth more or less than its melt value.
Silver is $32.66 per ounce, the ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of a Morgan or Peace dollar is .77344oz of pure silver $32.66 X .77344= $25.26 this is the current MV.
The current metal value is 19 cents.
It's not a real Morgan silver dollar. It's a modern bullion piece (as indicated by the ".999 fine silver") that copies the Morgan design. The good news is that depending on the amount of silver it contains, it could be worth more than the melt value of a real Morgan. Morgan dollars contained about 0.77 oz. of pure silver, so if your piece is 1 oz it's worth about 1/3 more at melt. Of course, a real Morgan could also be worth MUCH more as a collectible depending on its date and mint mark, too!
About $17 or $18, or more if silver rises dramatically in price (as of January 30, 2008, silver is $16.76 per troy ounce and the Morgan silver dollar has an Actual Silver Weight of 0.7734 troy ounces, giving it a "melt value" of about $12.96). Note that there would be no "P" mint mark - coins produced in Philadelphia at that time had no mint mark.
As of today $14.00 is current MV for US silver dollars
If silver is at a spot price of $37.90 per oz a peace dollar would have a melt value of $29.32.