Junk Silver Coin Values

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The table below shows the value of the silver content of various coins commonly sold as junk silver. Some coins such as the briefly issued War Nickels contain 35% silver, some coins like the 1965-1970 Kennedy Halves contain 40% silver, while most junk silver is comprised of 90% silver coins. To determine the value of the silver content, junk silver should be divided into various groupings based on the percentage silver content.

All silver value figures are based on $30 per ounce silver. To determine the actual silver value, multiply the silver weight by the current spot price of silver.

Coin	Silver Content	Silver Weight	Face Value	Silver Value
1942-1945 War Nickels	35%	0.05626 oz.	$0.05	$1.69
1916-1945 Mercury Dimes	90%	0.07234 oz.	0.10	2.17
1946-1964 Roosevelt Dimes	90%	0.07234 oz.	0.10	2.17
1932-1964 Washington Quarters	90%	0.18084 oz.	0.25	5.43
1916-1947 Walking Liberty Half	90%	0.36169 oz.	0.50	10.85
1948-1963 Franklin Half	90%	0.36169 oz.	0.50	10.85
1964 Kennedy Half	90%	0.36169 oz.	0.50	10.85
1965-1970 Kennedy Half	40%	0.1479 oz.	0.50	4.44
1878-1921 Morgan Dollar	90%	0.77344 oz.	1.00	23.20
1921-1935 Peace Dollar	90%	0.77344 oz.	1.00	23.20
1971-1976-S Eisenhower Dollar	40%	0.3161 oz.	1.00	9.48

MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR*

The Morgan Dollar is one of the most collected silver coins in our history. This George T. Morgan design is awash with Western lore and legend. First struck in 1878, it was created to absorb the fabulous quantity of silver mined from the Comstock Lode.

PEACE SILVER DOLLAR*

The Peace Dollar was minted to commemorate the signing of the peace treaty between the United States and Germany at the end of World War I. This coin was created without a new Congressional Act; instead it was minted under the provisions of the Pittman Act that authorized the reissue of the Morgan Silver Dollar in 1921.

WALKING LIBERTY HALF-DOLLAR*

The Walking Liberty half-dollars are the last regular issue silver coins to feature Miss Liberty, although the U.S. Mint decided to copy the design for its Silver American Eagle bullion coins. The coin's obverse depicts Lady Liberty cloaked in Old Glory walking towards a new day. She carries branches of laurel and oak in her arms.

PROOF SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE*

Proof silver American Eagles are collector versions of the official United States silver bullion coin. Only a limited number of proof coins are struck each year and certain years have been known to sell out soon after being issued.

FRANKLIN HALF-DOLLAR

The Franklin Half-Dollar coin was minted from 1948 to 1963. The coin pictured Benjamin Franklin on the obverse (front) and the Liberty Bell on the reverse (back). A small eagle to the right of the bell was necessitated by law; Franklin himself had preferred the turkey as a "more noble bird."

KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR

Both Congress and the U.S. Mint scrambled to create the coin memorializing our nation's 35th President following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Congress passed an act authorizing the Kennedy Half-Dollar on December 30, 1963.

MERCURY DIME / WINGED LIBERTY HEAD

Referred to as the "Mercury" dime, the coin’s front, or obverse, actually depicts Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap. The cap’s wings are intended to symbolize freedom or “liberty” of thought.

MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR*

The Morgan Dollar is one of the most collected silver coins in our history. This George T. Morgan design is awash with Western lore and legend. First struck in 1878, it was created to absorb the fabulous quantity of silver mined from the Comstock Lode.

PEACE SILVER DOLLAR*

The Peace Dollar was minted to commemorate the signing of the peace treaty between the United States and Germany at the end of World War I. This coin was created without a new Congressional Act; instead it was minted under the provisions of the Pittman Act that authorized the reissue of the Morgan Silver Dollar in 1921.

WALKING LIBERTY HALF-DOLLAR*

The Walking Liberty half-dollars are the last regular issue silver coins to feature Miss Liberty, although the U.S. Mint decided to copy the design for its Silver American Eagle bullion coins. The coin's obverse depicts Lady Liberty cloaked in Old Glory walking towards a new day. She carries branches of laurel and oak in her arms.

MEXICAN LIBERTAD

The Mexican Libertad series features a one-ounce silver bullion coin that has been produced in years when other Onza Troy de Plata (troy ounce of silver) Mexican coins were not being minted.

SILVER AUSTRALIAN KOALA

The Australia Silver Koala coin is minted in sizes as small as one half ounce and as large as one kilogram. This one-kilo version is among the largest government-issued silver coin in the world.

SILVER AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA

The Silver Australian Kookaburra from the Perth Mint comes in various sizes, the largest being one of the largest government-issued silver coins in the world. This popular one kilo silver coin contains 32.151 Troy ounces of pure silver and is 99.9% fine.

SILVER CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF

Silver Canadian Maple Leafs are renowned the world over as silver bullion coins for their 99.99% silver purity. The coin's reverse (back) depicts a Maple Leaf, the national symbol of Canada, from which the coin derives its name.

SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE

Silver American Eagles, which the United States government first introduced in 1986, have fast become one of the most popular ways to invest in silver bullion. Like the gold American Eagle, the design for the Silver American Eagle was borrowed from an older American coin.