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American Silver Eagle $1 (1986-Date) Melt Value: $27.02 Last Updated: 2/6/2021 7:16 AM EST This page shows trends for American Silver Eagle $1 melt values. A coin's numismatic value may be higher than its melt value. See pricing for U.S. Silver Coins in the NGC US Coin Price Guide. Coin Specifications. Silver Dollar Melt Value Calculator, which is located below, can be used to determine the total silver value and total silver content of your U.S. Morgan or Peace 90% junk silver dollars. Calculate by total silver dollars, face value, or total weight. Find the current Silver Eagles values by year, coin varieties, and specific grade.
Coin Values Moving with Precious Metals: Up-Dated 2/8/2021: Gold $1813 | Silver $26.90
Silver dollar values are on the move. Precious metals, gold and silver, are on the move. Collectible coins are on the move. As of 2/8/2021 with silver at $26.90 an ounce, all silver dollars minted prior to 1936 are worth a minimum of $24.55 each. Quite a bit higher than their bullion silver value.
Using a step by step method finds scarce to rare dates, varieties, and the important step of judging condition of your coin. Value charts list how much silver dollars are worth above base silver value.
Steps Leading to Value:
- Step 1: Recognize the Different Series of Silver Dollars - U.S. Silver Dollars were minted in a variety of series and styles with overlapping dates. Identify the different series to begin.
- Step 2: Date and Mintmark Variety - Scarce dates become important to value, along with Mintmark combinations are identified.
- Step 3: Grading Condition - An important step is judging condition of your coin. With a close inspection and comparing to standards for the grade, judge condition and find potential value.
- Step 4: Special Qualities - Silver dollars are examined for qualities adding or subtracting from value.
How to determine silver dollar values begins with identifying the series. Examine your coin and compare to the following images to find a match.
Note: Images within blue borders are Links to in-depth coverage of the different series.
Step 1: | Recognize the Different Series of Silver Dollars
The originals, early Bust dollars are colonial works of art. Worth hundreds or more depending on the date. Find one of these in your box and you have a treasure from history. A sophisticated collectible, take a peek at the value chart.
A classic silver dollar but rarely encountered. With extremely low mintages and survival rates, all are rare. If yours is in nice condition it is easily worth in the hundreds. Compare it to the grading images and value charts, discover its true value.
Every collector likes them; every collector wants one. Their popularity is immense. Worth over $24.55 each because of silver content alone. Check the grading images and value charts. Find a rare date, mintmark or a better condition coin and values start climbing.
Although Peace dollars are in the shadow of their earlier cousins. Please, don't let that stop you from looking at your coins and determining value. Each is worth $20.70 because of high silver prices. Also, the series does have a few rare dates and varieties to add to the excitement. The value chart and grading images shine a light on these rarities.
Step 2: | Date Plus Variety and Mintmarks are Identified
High in popularity among collectors is forming sets of silver dollar by date. A date run of Morgan dollar is an impressive set. Large silver coins, iconic design, and a challenging pursuit. Key scare dates with limited numbers available are in strong demand with strong values. The different series of dollars are all known for elusive dates. Early era Bust dollars are all scarce, Seated dollars are close behind with the majority of dates infrequently encountered. Morgan and Peace silver dollar each have many common, scarce, and rare dates as part of the series. Date identity is very important to an accurate determination of how much silver dollars are worth.
Enter the different mints and their production of silver dollars. The mint that struck the coin is the next part to recognize.
As mints were constructed across the U.S. one of their first priorities was striking of silver dollars. Philadelphia the first mint, struck all Bust dollars and the majority of the first decade of the Seated Liberty series.
By 1846 the New Orleans mint was in operation and coined a few Seated design dollars. Its largest contribution was the Morgan series with large productions in the millions per year.
Mintmarks now become important to the value process. Each mint, to identify its coins, used mintmarks, placing them within the design. As example, an 'O' mintmark was used by the New Orleans mint.
San Francisco mint struck its first dollars in 1859 placing an 'S' mintmark on coinage. Carson City mint is identified by the 'CC' mintmark it used. Denver mint by 1921 was needed to coin sliver dollars and is identified with a 'D' mintmark.
Value charts list the dates along with mintmark varieties. Collectors complete sets of coins with examples from each mint for each year. Huge differences are known in the availability of certain date and mint combinations. Each series covers the mints, mintmarks, and how to identify.
🔎Refer to Step 1 above; image links to match your coin. Visit the series page for value charts and details on how to value your old silver dollar.
Step 3: | Grading Condition | Silver Dollar Values are Conditional
Surface condition of silver dollars is the next part to value. Collectors strive to improve their collections with nice condition coins, examining each closely. Different stages of wear are designated a 'Grade'. The condition of a silver dollar and the amount of wear to the surface is compared to images of grades. As wear progresses, parts of the design are lost and the stages are assigned a grade. Because of the different designs and wear patterns, each series is graded individually.
Mint State Grade: A coin still free of wear, with luster from the minting process remaining, and few marks to the surface is the top condition. Mint State coins are defined as no wear to the surface. A close look at the high points is needed to detect absence of smoothing and loss of luster to the metal. Liberty remains without any dulling on high areas in the example.
Extremely Fine Grade: Silver dollars with a slight amount of wear on high areas are within the Extremely Fine grade. Wear is just beginning to remove fine lines, such as in hair detail and smooth the fields of the coin. A few strands of hair are merging on Liberty of the Morgan dollar.
Fine Grade: Wear removing many small details, defines a silver dollar in Fine grade. Major details remain recognizable. Judging Peace dollars, Liberty's hair is smooth in areas but a separation remains of her hair line from her forehead and face. Lettering along the rim is distinct, and the rim bold, helping judge the coin as Fine grade.
Good Grade: Heavy wear covers all parts of the design on a dollar in Good grade. Major design elements are flattened and merging. Hair has blended with Liberty's face on the Morgan dollar example. Most fine line detail is worn smooth defining the Good grade. Only the deepest parts of the relief remain.
Determine a grade of your silver dollar by comparing to images of standards, videos, and descriptions.
🔎In Step 1 above; image and text links lead to series pages of in-depth grading coverage. Close-up images and descriptions of grades are used to judge condition. Additional video helps to identify many subtle points to grading coins.
Step 4: | Special Qualities Enhancing Value
Collectability is one of silver dollars greatest special qualities. A large size coin begins impressive. Designs of U.S. dollars are majestic when rendered in large sizes. Any spoilers to diminish their beauty, even if subtle, are taken serious by collectors.
Mint state grade dollars with their high values must meet strict standards of: no wear to the surface. They are also evaluated for their eye appeal.
A mint state collection of just three coins represents a type set of special coinage. Bright, even luster on each shows the designs to their full potential. No distractions, such as large marks or stains in color to the surface reduce the quality of the set.
How to determine silver dollar values begins with identifying the series. Examine your coin and compare to the following images to find a match.
Note: Images within blue borders are Links to in-depth coverage of the different series.
Step 1: | Recognize the Different Series of Silver Dollars
The originals, early Bust dollars are colonial works of art. Worth hundreds or more depending on the date. Find one of these in your box and you have a treasure from history. A sophisticated collectible, take a peek at the value chart.
A classic silver dollar but rarely encountered. With extremely low mintages and survival rates, all are rare. If yours is in nice condition it is easily worth in the hundreds. Compare it to the grading images and value charts, discover its true value.
Every collector likes them; every collector wants one. Their popularity is immense. Worth over $24.55 each because of silver content alone. Check the grading images and value charts. Find a rare date, mintmark or a better condition coin and values start climbing.
Although Peace dollars are in the shadow of their earlier cousins. Please, don't let that stop you from looking at your coins and determining value. Each is worth $20.70 because of high silver prices. Also, the series does have a few rare dates and varieties to add to the excitement. The value chart and grading images shine a light on these rarities.
Step 2: | Date Plus Variety and Mintmarks are Identified
High in popularity among collectors is forming sets of silver dollar by date. A date run of Morgan dollar is an impressive set. Large silver coins, iconic design, and a challenging pursuit. Key scare dates with limited numbers available are in strong demand with strong values. The different series of dollars are all known for elusive dates. Early era Bust dollars are all scarce, Seated dollars are close behind with the majority of dates infrequently encountered. Morgan and Peace silver dollar each have many common, scarce, and rare dates as part of the series. Date identity is very important to an accurate determination of how much silver dollars are worth.
Enter the different mints and their production of silver dollars. The mint that struck the coin is the next part to recognize.
As mints were constructed across the U.S. one of their first priorities was striking of silver dollars. Philadelphia the first mint, struck all Bust dollars and the majority of the first decade of the Seated Liberty series.
By 1846 the New Orleans mint was in operation and coined a few Seated design dollars. Its largest contribution was the Morgan series with large productions in the millions per year.
Mintmarks now become important to the value process. Each mint, to identify its coins, used mintmarks, placing them within the design. As example, an 'O' mintmark was used by the New Orleans mint.
San Francisco mint struck its first dollars in 1859 placing an 'S' mintmark on coinage. Carson City mint is identified by the 'CC' mintmark it used. Denver mint by 1921 was needed to coin sliver dollars and is identified with a 'D' mintmark.
Value charts list the dates along with mintmark varieties. Collectors complete sets of coins with examples from each mint for each year. Huge differences are known in the availability of certain date and mint combinations. Each series covers the mints, mintmarks, and how to identify.
🔎Refer to Step 1 above; image links to match your coin. Visit the series page for value charts and details on how to value your old silver dollar.
Step 3: | Grading Condition | Silver Dollar Values are Conditional
Surface condition of silver dollars is the next part to value. Collectors strive to improve their collections with nice condition coins, examining each closely. Different stages of wear are designated a 'Grade'. The condition of a silver dollar and the amount of wear to the surface is compared to images of grades. As wear progresses, parts of the design are lost and the stages are assigned a grade. Because of the different designs and wear patterns, each series is graded individually.
Mint State Grade: A coin still free of wear, with luster from the minting process remaining, and few marks to the surface is the top condition. Mint State coins are defined as no wear to the surface. A close look at the high points is needed to detect absence of smoothing and loss of luster to the metal. Liberty remains without any dulling on high areas in the example.
Extremely Fine Grade: Silver dollars with a slight amount of wear on high areas are within the Extremely Fine grade. Wear is just beginning to remove fine lines, such as in hair detail and smooth the fields of the coin. A few strands of hair are merging on Liberty of the Morgan dollar.
Fine Grade: Wear removing many small details, defines a silver dollar in Fine grade. Major details remain recognizable. Judging Peace dollars, Liberty's hair is smooth in areas but a separation remains of her hair line from her forehead and face. Lettering along the rim is distinct, and the rim bold, helping judge the coin as Fine grade.
Good Grade: Heavy wear covers all parts of the design on a dollar in Good grade. Major design elements are flattened and merging. Hair has blended with Liberty's face on the Morgan dollar example. Most fine line detail is worn smooth defining the Good grade. Only the deepest parts of the relief remain.
Determine a grade of your silver dollar by comparing to images of standards, videos, and descriptions.
🔎In Step 1 above; image and text links lead to series pages of in-depth grading coverage. Close-up images and descriptions of grades are used to judge condition. Additional video helps to identify many subtle points to grading coins.
Step 4: | Special Qualities Enhancing Value
Collectability is one of silver dollars greatest special qualities. A large size coin begins impressive. Designs of U.S. dollars are majestic when rendered in large sizes. Any spoilers to diminish their beauty, even if subtle, are taken serious by collectors.
Mint state grade dollars with their high values must meet strict standards of: no wear to the surface. They are also evaluated for their eye appeal.
A mint state collection of just three coins represents a type set of special coinage. Bright, even luster on each shows the designs to their full potential. No distractions, such as large marks or stains in color to the surface reduce the quality of the set.
Additionally; collections of dollars are often centered around special varieties within a series. Morgan dollars have an active collector base focused on Carson City dollars. Obtaining an example of each year struck at Carson City is a challenge to complete. Many of these sets are of circulated grade coins and an understanding of scarcity and grading is needed.
Circulated, worn coins have a few standout qualities to recognize. Silver tones over time, changing color, if left unprotected turns a very deep shade of charcoal. A circulated grade is judged by the appeal of toning along with the amount of wear to the surface.
First dollar in the row is a lightly circulated example noted for the pleasing light toning. Second, a Morgan dollar, is also lightly circulated. It combines pleasing color, traces of mint luster within the legend, and the fields behind the portrait are clear of marks and nicks. The third is a comparison example quickly noted for scoring lower eye appeal.
Each series of silver dollars is evaluated for special qualities strengthening value. Avoiding excessive marks to the surface and deep toning, obscuring design details, puts any silver dollar ahead of others. Eye appeal is recognized as part of value.
🔎Match your coin to the image links in Step 1 and visit; how to determine in-depth silver dollar values of your coin.
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A coin with high potential value is worth a professional grading service examine of the coin. They both authenticate and grade your coin, helping narrow value. Any silver dollar above $100 in value is a candidate to send to a service.
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Today, few forms of currency are worth more than the value printed on the currency. This is the situation for the silver dollar. At a store, these are worth, well, a dollar. But the reality is that they are actually worth much more than that. They have stood the test of time by increasing in value with age. Because of this, the silver dollar can withstand any economy and any situation.
This article looks to examine today's value of older silver dollars and the most recent produced ones. It will also look at how it has stood the test of time in terms of value.
What Is Silver Dollars Value Based On?
You may think that the value of silver has a lot to do with the value of a silver dollar. It does play a small role, but the value resides in aspects such as a coin's grade, age, and historical significance. The grade of a coin is dependent on the amount of wear on the coin. The article 'How to Grade Peace Silver Dollars-What is the Grade of My Peace Silver Dollar?' explains the grading technique in more detail. Essentially, the coins are graded on a sliding scale in terms of 'About Good 3' to 'Mint State-65.' Variables that affect the grades include wear, detail, abrasions, etc. A perfect coin is in 'Mint State-65.' These will pull the most money.
1922 Silver Dollar Value
How Much is a Silver Dollars Worth?
When you hear someone refer to a silver dollar, they are likely referring to a coin minted between the 1870s and the 1930s. While there are still coins minted in the United States, they no longer carry that name. The current silver coin being minted carries the name 'American Silver Eagle Bullion,' because, in fact, it is actually a bullion. The most popular one is the older Morgan Silver Dollar. It was minted from 1874 to 1904 and then once more in 1921.
Morgan Silver Dollar
The Morgan Silver Dollar's value fluctuates, especially depending on the year and rarity, among other factors. The circulated usually value of it is between $15-$30. If it's an uncirculated coin, the Morgan Dollar's value rises to between $30-$50 in good condition. This is not to say that there aren't exceptions to this. Some are worth far more. For instance, the 1893-s can go for $2,000-$3,000 in good condition. Keno ticket check.
This video ' Morgan Silver Dollar Values- Quality Silver Bullion' covers how these rates can vary. Towards the end of the video, the author discusses how the 1893-S he has could go for at least $5,000 in its current condition.
Peace Silver Dollar
Other older type, such as the Peace Silver Dollar, which was released in the 1920s and the 1930s is worth around $15-$20 in 'good condition.' This is only 90% silver, as opposed to the Morgan dollar which is 99.99%.
Peace Dollars also can hold significant value, such as a rare 1922 High-Relief Proof Coin that was featured on the History Channel show 'Pawn Stars' in 2014. That coin was valued between $50,000-$100,000.
American Silver Eagle Bullion
American Eagle Silver Eagle is the current official silver bullion of the United States. It has been minted since 1986 and features one troy ounce of silver. It is also the only coin in the world to have its composition be guaranteed by the issuing agency. There have been over 200 million of these minted, which makes it the most successful coin.
Value and Worth
The American Eagle Silver Eagle carries the $1 amount on it as a tip of the hat to past silver dollars. Because the number is symbolic, the United States mint is able to sell them for more than their face value. However, the coin is considered legal tender and is worth $1 if you tried to spend it.
The value of these coins, like the other coins discussed, is largely dependent on its grade, historical significance, age, etc. These coins fall into a similar pricing structure, as they can be bought for around $15-$20 on the low end.
Silver Dollar Value 1776 1976
Why Silver Dollars Stand The Test of Time
Silver dollars stand the test of time due to the nature of the coin. First, it contains silver. It is one of the most affordable rare metals you can get. Its prices can fluctuate pretty heavily, but the values of these coins aren't based off the silver value.
The real value of these coins is in the age, historical significance and the amount of which were minted. Because of this, these coins are able to maintain their value much easier than being based off the price of silver. That is why, many opted to invest in silver dollars. Check out our main page Personal Income to learn more about investing.
However, on the other end of the spectrum, if the coins lost their value, they could always be broken down and sold at the silver value at that time to be re-purposed. You can learn more here on how to invest in silver bullion.
Conclusion
Silver dollars have managed to not only keep their value, but even grow in value over their lifespan. Even today's silver bullion has seen a growth in what it is worth in just a few decade's time. This is due in part to the value rising steadily over the last decade, but also a higher demand for the coins.
Old Silver Dollars Value Chart
The silver dollar is able to stand the test of time due to the fact that it is not tied directly to the price of itself. The prices have fluctuated greatly over the last 100 years, while the silver dollar coin value has continued to go up. This is due to the valuing process of the coins, in which coins are valued not by their content, but their age, historical significance, and rarity.
1884 Silver Dollar Value
If you're considering venturing into precious metals, it is best to get yourself well-versed on not just their value, but also on techniques on how to maximize that value and all its fluctuations so that you get yourself some decent returns. Here's an interesting webinar to get you started.
