stevebeilgard Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 i have a bunch (maybe 100) of old silver one dollar coins from the '30's and '40's. are they worth anything, or just a buck each? are there any special dates or anything i should look for? or is the silver worth more than the coin itself? i'm not against making ingots from the silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I know dad has a silver dollar coin that's worth a lot of money, in the thousands. I think it's 1947. But it'd be a Canada coin, not sure on the US ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 The price of silver is shown as around $23 today. Gold was around $1360 I think. I believe that's for an ounce of pure silver. I know earler coins have a higher percentage of silver content in them. I think it was post 1968 that countries reduced (or eliminated) silver in most if not all of the coins they minted. TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTPROFamily Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Steve, It all depends on each individual coin as to its value. Big Randy used to be a coin dealer when he was in his early 20's. It depends on the year and condition of the coin, where it was minted,like D for denver etc. One coin maybe worth only the value of silver and another could be worth hundreds or more. I would try to find a local coin dealer and discuss it with him. Don't settle for first offer. Always get a second opinion when selling silver or gold. It was nice talking with you today. I can help you look some info for you if needed. Some info: When They Ended and What They're Worth In the early 1960's, the silver supply for the nation's coinage was dwindling rapidly. As Congress and the Administration debated over silver's future role in coinage, the silver market jumped 10% immediately, and another 30% by 1962. This set the stage for the complete elimination of silver from our coinage by the end of 1964. Any United States dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar that is dated 1964 or earlier is made of 90% silver. In the dime series, all coins dated 1965 or later are clad coins and contain no silver at all. Quarters dated 1965 or later are all copper-nickel clad coins except for the dual-dated Bicentennial Quarters that were sold by the Mint in special Mint Sets and Proof Sets. These quarters contain 40% fine silver and have an "S" mint mark. They are different from the Bicentennial quarters you can find in circulation and were sold by the Mint at a premium to collectors. In the Kennedy Half Dollar series, the 1964 of course is 90% silver. Halves dated 1965 through 1970 contain 40% silver. Halves dated 1971 or later are copper-nickel clad coins with the exception again of the special Bicentennial halves sold in the Mint Sets and Proof Sets with the "S" mint mark, which are 40% silver. Among Eisenhower dollars, coins dated from 1971 through 1974 with the S mintmark are 40% silver. In addition, the special Bicentennial Sets contained 40% silver coins. All other Eisenhower dollars are copper-nickel clad coins. The value of these modern coins is tied directly to the price of silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) This may help get you started Steve Silver coin values http://www.coinstudy.com/ There are also a lot of links down past the movie clip to check out too Steve http://www.valueofsilverdollars.net/value-of-old-silver-dollar-coins.html The U.S. Mint struck the Morgan silver dollar design from 1878 to 1904 and once more in 1921. They are worth more. Silver dollars also have numismatic value, so be sure and check the dates of all your coins before selling them for the spot price of silver. Read more: How to Calculate the Value of Your Old U.S. Silver Coins | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5560226_calculate-value-old-silver-coins.html#ixzz12HmSC8yg Edited October 14, 2010 by buckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 steve the coin value will be much higher than spot silver price, i will give you a dollar a coin if you wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 steve the coin value will be much higher than spot silver price, i will give you a dollar a coin if you wish if turkeys could LOL cluck cluck...purrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 thanks for the info. i'll start the search and sell some coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 steve, i collect buffalo nickels, so if you like, price em out and i will take those...thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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