It depends on the denomination of the coin. As of today:
Half dollar= $11.60
Quarter=$5.80
Dime=$2.32
Also the dates and mintmarks affect the values.
Pre-1965 silver coins are worth more for the silver than face value.
Pre-1965 US quarters are 90% silver with a value of about $2.50 just for the silver.
The weights of pre-1965 silver coins are as follows. Dimes: 2.5 grams. Quarters: 6.25 grams. Half dollars: 12.5 grams. Silver dollars: 26.73 grams.
Quarters minted after 1965 do not contain silver. Only pre-1965 were struck with a certain percent of sliver.
Go to www.kitco.com for spot silver prices. Spot silver prices only tell you the melt value of the coin. Many - but by no means all - pre-1965 (not pre-'63) silver coins are worth much more as collectibles than as bullion. You have to know the coins' dates, mint marks, and conditions to make any determination of their collector value. You can find price guides at many locations; one good one is www.Numismedia.com
Pre-1965 silver coins are worth more for the silver than face value.
Pre-1965 US quarters are 90% silver with a value of about $2.50 just for the silver.
The weights of pre-1965 silver coins are as follows. Dimes: 2.5 grams. Quarters: 6.25 grams. Half dollars: 12.5 grams. Silver dollars: 26.73 grams.
About $83,764...
Quarters minted after 1965 do not contain silver. Only pre-1965 were struck with a certain percent of sliver.
Go to www.kitco.com for spot silver prices. Spot silver prices only tell you the melt value of the coin. Many - but by no means all - pre-1965 (not pre-'63) silver coins are worth much more as collectibles than as bullion. You have to know the coins' dates, mint marks, and conditions to make any determination of their collector value. You can find price guides at many locations; one good one is www.Numismedia.com
US dimes, quarters, and half dollars dated 1964 and earlier are made of 90% silver and 10% copper. The same ratio is in dollar coins dated 1935 and earlier. For coins dated 1965 and later, the only ones to contain any silver are half dollars dated 1965 to 1969. They're 40% silver. Any other date or denomination is either cupronickel or brass ($1 coins only, in brass).
US quarter dollars issued through 1964 were 90% silver. Quarters issued from 1965 onward (except for some proof coins made for collectors) contain no silver.
Silver coins minted before 1965 contained 90% silver with 10% copper. The coins' weights are as follows. Dime: 2.5 grams Quarter: 6.25 grams Half dollar: 12.5 grams Dollar: 26.73 grams To get the weight of just the silver, multiply those weights by 0.90.
It would be worth about $21,500 or so. Of course, that is just the silver melt value and it depends on silver spot. Similarly, rare coins in there might sell for more than just bullion value. Of course, rare coins are rare to find in bags sold by face value, but it is always possible that something may have slipped past the coin dealer's eye.
Pre-1964 silver coins were almost all made of so-called coin silver, an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. Weights of specific denominations varied all over the map, especially in the 19th century. A site such as www.coinfacts.com lists nominal weights for most circulation coins struck since the 1790s.
The melt value, which only takes into account the coin's metal content and not its collector value, is currently about $5.