What your 90% silver coins are worth, by face value
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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.
| $1 face (new) | 0.7234 troy oz of silver |
| $1 face (dealer rule of thumb) | 0.715 troy oz, allowing for wear |
| What counts | Standard 90% U.S. dimes, quarters and halves (1892–1964) |
“Junk silver” is the industry name for common, circulated 90% silver coins that trade for their silver value. Because every 90% dime, quarter and half has the same silver per dollar of face value, dealers price it by face value.
Brand-new coins contain 0.7234 oz of silver per $1 face. Dealers commonly use 0.715 oz per $1 face to allow for wear from circulation.
This applies to dimes, quarters and halves only. 90% silver dollars hold more silver per $1 face (0.77344 oz) and are priced separately. See Morgan dollar value.
A few dates are worth far more than melt to collectors. Before selling a pile by face value, look through it for key dates: Silver dime value · Silver quarter value · Silver half dollar value · War nickel value.
About 0.715 troy ounces, the standard figure dealers use for circulated 90% silver coins (0.7234 oz when new).
Common 90% silver U.S. dimes, quarters and half dollars, mainly Barber, Mercury, Roosevelt, Standing Liberty, Washington, Walking Liberty, Franklin and 1964 Kennedy coins (1892–1964).
Specs verified October 2026 against: Greysheet. Live prices from gold-api.com, refreshed every minute.
