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.
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.
Pre-1965 silver coins are worth more for the silver than face value.
The coins have an Actual Silver Weight (ASW) of .36169oz of pure silver.
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.
Quarters minted after 1965 do not contain silver. Only pre-1965 were struck with a certain percent of sliver.
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.
Pre-1965 silver coins are worth more for the silver than face value.
The coins have an Actual Silver Weight (ASW) of .36169oz of pure silver.
Pre-1965 dimes are 90% silver & 10% copper. The Actual Silver Weight (ASW) is .07234oz of pure silver.
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.
An pre-1965 U.S. dime weighs 2.5 grams total. The silver content of pre-1965 dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars is 90% silver by weight, so there is 2.25 grams of silver in an unworn, uncirculated pre-1965 U.S. dime.
1/4 oz. "7g"
1/4 oz. "7g"
The coins weigh 2.5 grams and are 90% silver, actual silver weight is 2.25 grams.
Quarters minted after 1965 do not contain silver. Only pre-1965 were struck with a certain percent of sliver.
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.