US Mint Intrinsic Silver Coin Values, 90% Silver Coins

Silver prices topped $17 an ounce, reaching 2009 highs during the third week of September. But even better for those with silver holdings, prices have jumped by more than $6 an ounce this year.

With that, it is only natural to pull out the silver bars, rounds and old 90 percent silver coins to calculate how much they are now worth.

Silver Coins Today has tables of coin silver values and coin melt calculators for just the occasion, making the process simplistic. For conversation purposes and a quick reference, here are older US silver coin melt values based on Friday's London Silver price of $17.11 an ounce.

Old US Intrinsic Silver Coin Values

Silver Coin Types	Year of Issue	Coin Face Values	Silver Coin Values
Jefferson War Nickel	1942-1945	$0.05	$0.96
Mercury Dime	1916-1945	$0.10	$1.24
Roosevelt Dime	1946-1964	$0.10	$1.24
Washington Quarter	1932-1964	$0.25	$3.09
Walking Liberty Half Dollar	1916-1947	$0.50	$6.19
Franklin Half Dollar	1948-1963	$0.50	$6.19
Kennedy Half Dollar	1964	$0.50	$6.19
Kennedy Half Dollar	1965-1970	$0.50	$2.53
Morgan Dollar	1878-1921	$1.00	$13.23
Peace Dollar	1921-1935	$1.00	$13.23
Eisenhower Dollar (40%)	1971-1976	$1.00	$5.41
Silver Eagle (1 oz)	1986-2008	$1.00	$17.11

 

It's intriguing to think about how a 1964 Washington quarter is now worth $3.09 in silver alone.

Prices are up with silver's climb, naturally. So is the buying/selling activity of silver coins on the secondary market. As an example, a search on eBay with the keywords "90% Silver Coins" currently shows more than 580 active listings. (See current eBay auctions.)

Even modern, as in 2009, collector coins have increased substantially in value (at least intrinsically) as a result of silver's rise. On sister site CoinNews, we wrote about this recently in an article entitled US Mint Silver Coin Melt Values Soar. The introduction started with:

"While it would be foolish to purchase commemorative and other collector coins and sets for their intrinsic value ("melt value"), it can be quite interesting to calculate the price of silver within said coins to see how their intrinsic values change."

All too true. Using the Silver Coins Today page Silver Coins: Prices & Sales, the following table was produced to highlight how much collector coin melt values have increased this year as a result of soaring silver prices.

US Mint 2009 Silver Coins and Sets Intrinsic Values

	Issue Date	Intro Price	Final Price	London Silver Price on Issue Date	Total Silver Included (troy oz)	Melt Value on Issue Date	Melt Value on Sept. 17	Melt Value Increase
Lincoln Silver Dollar - Uncirculated	Feb. 12	$31.95	$33.95	$13.34	0.773	$10.32	$13.23	$2.91
Lincoln Silver Dollar - Proof	Feb. 12	$37.95	$41.95	$13.34	0.773	$10.32	$13.23	$2.91
Quarters Silver Proof Set	Mar. 23	n/a	$29.95	$13.76	0.868	$14.93	$18.57	$3.64
Braille Silver Dollar - Uncirculated	Mar. 26	$31.95	$33.95	$13.60	0.773	$10.52	$13.23	$2.71
Braille Silver Dollar - Proof	Mar. 26	$37.95	$41.95	$13.60	0.773	$10.52	$13.23	$2.71
2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set	Jul. 17	n/a	$52.95	$13.16	1.519	$19.99	$25.99	$6.00

 

Will silver prices continue to rise, stay put, or pull back? Now that is the question...

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