Silver Content of US Coins
Silver $30.50/oz · updated Jun 30, 2026
How much actual silver is in each US coin, measured in troy ounces of fine silver. These weights are fixed mint specifications - only the melt value on the right moves, with the daily silver price.
| Coin | Fine silver | Melt today |
|---|---|---|
90% Silver Dime Barber, Mercury, Roosevelt (1946-1964) and earlier silver dimes | 0.0723 oz | $2.21 |
90% Silver Quarter Barber, Standing Liberty, Washington (1932-1964) | 0.18084 oz | $5.52 |
90% Silver Half Dollar Barber, Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy 1964 | 0.36169 oz | $11.03 |
40% Silver Half Dollar Kennedy 1965-1970 (and some 1976-S) | 0.1479 oz | $4.51 |
40% Silver Quarter 1976-S Bicentennial silver collector issue | 0.0739 oz | $2.25 |
90% Silver Dollar Morgan, Peace | 0.77344 oz | $23.59 |
Trade Dollar (90% silver) Trade Dollar 1873-1885 | 0.78745 oz | $24.02 |
40% Silver Eisenhower Dollar Eisenhower 1971-1976 S silver issues | 0.3161 oz | $9.64 |
35% Silver War Nickel Jefferson 1942-1945 wartime | 0.05626 oz | $1.72 |
American Silver Eagle (.999) 1986-present 1 oz bullion | 1 oz | $30.50 |
One troy ounce = 31.1035 grams. A 90% silver dime holds 0.0723 oz; ten dimes, four quarters or $1 face of any 90% silver makes about 0.715 oz. War nickels (1942-1945) are 35% silver.