How much silver is in my U.S. silver coins dated 1964 or earlier, and what are they worth?
Silver half dollars, quarters, and dimes contain .72 of an ounce of silver for every $1 face value of coins. Stated another way, they contain 72% of an ounce of silver in two half dollars, or 4 quarters, or 10 dimes. Such coinage also contains 10% copper, for hardness, but the copper is not worth anything. So, count up the coins, as they are. If you have $23.70 worth of coinage, and if it is all silver, here’s how to value it: $23.70 times 0.72 times the current silver price = approximate value. Coin dealers will pay you less than the spot price when buying from you, especially if you have an odd amount. In fact, you can sometimes buy $1000 face value bags at 1% under the spot price.
