Silver Coins

Common Silver Coins

This is a list of common silver coins. Any United States dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar that is dated 1964 or earlier is made of 90% silver. 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.

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Silver Coins

Morgan Dollar

Minted: 1878-1904, 1921

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.7735 troy oz

Peace Dollar

Minted: 1921-1928, 1934-1935

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.7735 troy oz

Barber Half Dollar

Minted: 1892-1915

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.3617 troy oz

Walking Liberty Half Dollar

Minted: 1916-1947

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.3617 troy oz

Franklin Half Dollar

Minted: 1948-1963

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.3617 troy oz

Kennedy Half Dollar

Minted: 1964, 1965-1970

Silver Content: 90% (1964), 40% (1965-1970)

Silver Weight: 0.3617 troy oz (90%), 0.1479 troy oz (40%)

Barber Quarter

Minted: 1892-1915

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.1808 troy oz

Note: Barber half dollars, quarters and dimes had the same face image.

Standing Liberty Quarter

Minted: 1916-1930

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.1808 troy oz

Note: The date was printed too high and is often worn off. 1916 version had Lady Liberty with a bare breast. She was covered in subsequent years.

Washington Quarter

Minted: 1932, 1934-1964

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.1808 troy oz

Seated Liberty Dime

Minted: 1836-1891

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.0723 troy oz

Note: Rarely found and often sells with a higher premium.

Barber Dime

Minted: 1892-1916

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.0723 troy oz

Note: Barber half dollars, quarters and dimes had the same face image.

Mercury Dime

Minted: 1916-1945

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.0723 troy oz

Roosevelt Dime

Minted: 1946-1964

Silver Content: 90%

Silver Weight: 0.0723 troy oz

War Nickel

Minted: mid 1942-1945

Silver Content: 35%

Silver Weight: 0.0563 troy oz

Note: A subset of the Jefferson nickel series. Counterfeit and non-silver nickels lack the mint mark above Monticello’s dome.

Silver Bullion

Sell MidwestCoin.com your silver bullion. Silver bullion rounds and bars are generally 99.9% pure silver. They may be minted by the government (Silver Eagles) or by a private mint (rounds and bars). I recommend staying with the government minted coins because they are more recognizable and trusted. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver, but is seldom used in coins and bullion.

Silver Eagle

Minted: 1986-current

Silver Content: 99.93%

Silver Weight: 1 troy oz

Note: The official American silver bullion coin minted by the U.S. Mint.

Sunshine Minting Silver Round

Note: This is a privately minted silver bullion round.

Silver Bullion Bars

Note: These are privately minted silver bars.

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