It would most likely, at the very least, be considered defacing/destruction of Government Property.
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Yes, it is legal to melt down silver coins for scrap. Many coin dealers and jewelry stores will buy them from you at melt prices along with refiners. The only coins illegal currently to melt down in the US are pennies and nickels. Silver coins were illegal to melt down before a lot of copper-nickel coinage was circulating but it is legal now.
As of today $14.00 is current MV for US silver dollars
No it's not illegal to do this.
The silver melt value of 820 US half dollars is $10,113.74. The silver melt value of 820 1965-70 US half dollars is only $4,135.40.
In US dollars it has a melt value of $1.37. It is illegal to melt these coins for the metal they contain.
In US dollars it has a melt value of $1.37. It is illegal to melt these coins for the metal they contain.
Without a date and mintmark it is impossible to tell. The current silver melt value for 1964 90% silver half dollars is $12.34. The melt value for half dollars made between 1965-70 is $5.04. These are 40% silver. See the related links below for more information.
In most countries, melting down of legal tender is illegal.
In the US, it is illegal to melt down nickels ( and technically half dimes, but the collector value of half dimes exceed their melt value) and pennies. All other denominations can be melted, though, in the current market, the only legal to melt coins that would bring a profit if melted down would be the silver coins which can easily be resold on the open market for a higher profit just selling the coins to investors than paying someone to refine the silver.
Yes, it is possible to melt silver quarters. Silver quarters are typically made of 90% silver and 10% copper, so melting them down can separate the silver from the other metals. However, keep in mind that altering currency in this way may be illegal in some jurisdictions.
If silver is at a spot price of $37.90 per oz a peace dollar would have a melt value of $29.32.