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The term "silver dollar" is used very loosely. It can refer to 3 types of coin:

  • Modern bullion pieces sold for their silver content. These do weigh 1 oz. The "dollar" denomination is artificial and has nothing to do with their actual value.
  • True dollar coins minted from silver, made intermittently from 1794 to 1935. The amount of silver was adjusted several times over the coin's lifetime but was stabilized at 26.7 grams during the 1870s.
  • Modern dollar coins minted for circulation, even though these don't contain any silver. The term is used partly out of tradition and partly out of misinformation, because many people still believe circulating coins contain silver even though the mint switched to base-metal coinage over 40 years ago. Eisenhower dollars weighed 22.7 grams. Susan B. Anthony, Sacajawea, and Presidential dollars all weigh 8.1 grams each.

US silver dollars from 1840 to 1935 weigh 26.73 grams.
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