Which Ike dollars are silver, and what they’re worth
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Melt value is the value of the metal only. Dealers usually buy a little under melt and sell above it, and rare dates or high-grade coins can be worth much more to collectors.
| Circulation Ikes (1971–1978) | Copper-nickel clad, no silver (no mint mark or D) |
| 40% silver | Certain S-mint collector coins only (see below) |
| Weight | 24.59 g |
Ike dollars you’d find in circulation (no mint mark or a D) are copper-nickel clad with no silver. Silver Ikes were made at San Francisco for collectors (apart from rare Denver mint errors), and not every S Ike is silver:
Out of its packaging, the surest check is weight with a good scale (silver 24.59 g vs. clad 22.68 g), or have a dealer test it.
Condition and rarity can make some coins worth far more than their metal. Here are the ones collectors look for:
Mintages from PCGS CoinFacts and other standard references. Collector values depend on exact date, mint mark and grade, so check a current price guide, or ask us in our Discord.
Most are not. Only certain S-mint collector Ike dollars are 40% silver.
About 0.316 troy ounces of pure silver (Greysheet lists 0.3161 oz).
Specs verified October 2026 against: PCGS CoinFacts · Greysheet. Live prices from gold-api.com, refreshed every minute.
