How Much is a Silver Dollar Worth? | Melt Value?

When people want to learn how much is a silver dollar worth, it helps to begin by finding a particular silver dollar melt value at the moment.

About half of the silver dollar coins which remain are older US 90% silver dollar coins. The same formerly circulating silver dollar coins our forefathers used in daily transactions.

Using US Mint data, we can easily infer that less than 500 million combined Morgan silver dollar and Peace silver dollar coins likely remain in existence.

There are also a bit less than fifty million 40% Eisenhower silver dollar coins which got minted in the inflationary 1970s.

As well, the world's best silver bullion coin by sales volume, the 1 oz American Silver Eagle Coin has had over 500 million issuances since the coin program began in the 1986 silver bear market.

Here we cover four popular silver dollar coin values for their silver dollar worth in terms of silver dollar melt values. 

Note that we are not taking a coin's rarity into silver dollar worth consideration, merely the silver melt value here.

Morgan Silver Dollar Worth | Morgan Silver Dollar Melt Value

Morgan Silver Dollar Worth Morgan Silver Dollar Melt Value

Peace Silver Dollar Coin Purity: 40% silver

Morgan Silver Dollar Coin Mintage: +650 million coins

Morgan Silver Dollar Coin Content: 0.77345 troy ounce silver

Morgan Silver Dollar Melt Value: [ current spot silver price ] X [ 0.77345 oz ] = $13.63 Morgan silver dollar coin melt value*

*using a $17.62 silver spot price (always ^ changing)

Peace Silver Dollar Worth | Peace Silver Dollar Melt Value

Peace Silver Dollar Worth Peace Silver Dollar Melt Value

Peace Silver Dollar Coin Purity: 90% silver

Peace Silver Dollar Coin Mintage: +111 million coins

Peace Silver Dollar Coin Content: 0.77345 troy ounce silver

Peace Silver Dollar Melt Value: [ current spot silver price ] X [ 0.77345 oz ] = $13.63 Peace silver dollar coin melt value*

*using a $17.62 silver spot price (always ^ changing)

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Worth | Eisenhower Silver Dollar Melt Value

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Worth Eisenhower Silver Dollar Melt Value

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Coin Purity: 40% silver

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Coin Mintage: +49 million coins

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Coin Content: 0.31623 troy ounce silver

Eisenhower Silver Dollar Melt Value: [ current spot silver price ] X [ 0.31623 oz ] = $5.57 Eisenhower silver dollar coin melt value*

*using a $17.62 silver spot price (always ^ changing)

Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Worth | Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Melt Value

Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Worth Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Melt Value

Silver Eagle Dollar Coin Purity: 99.9% silver

Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Coin Mintage: +500 million coins

Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Coin Content: 1 troy ounce silver

Silver Eagle Silver Dollar Melt Value: [ current spot silver price ] X [ 1 oz ] = $17.62 Silver Eagle silver dollar coin melt value* not silver dollar worth value**

*using a $17.62 silver spot price (always ^ changing)

**Note too that 1 oz American Silver Eagle Coins typically sell $1 or more per ounce over the fluctuating silver spot price.

Learn more about "How Much Silver is in a Silver Dollar Coin?" and Junk Silver Prices here.

Silver Dollars Worth Way More Than Melt Value vs Price Inflation

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James Anderson
James Anderson
Senior Market Analyst & Content

A bullion buyer years before the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, James Anderson is a grounded precious metals researcher, content creator, and physical investment grade bullion professional. He has authored several Gold & Silver Guides and has been featured on the History Channel, Zero Hedge, Gold-Eagle, Silver Seek, Value Walk and many more. You can pick up Jame's most recent, comprehensive 200+ Page book here at SD Bullion.

Given that repressed commodity values are now near 100-year low level valuations versus large US stocks, James remains convinced investors and savers should buy and maintain a prudent physical bullion position now, before more unfunded promises debase away in the coming decades.