Monday, 11 March 2013

What Is The Silver Content For US Dollar Coins?

By Cody Mcphaul


The silver dollar coins are a favorite amongst collectors as well as the general population due to its silver content, though most of them are oblivious to the fact that these coins are never 100% pure in silver. To be able to determine the bullion content in any coins at all, you will have to know the year it is made as well as its particular design first. Only by doing so will you be able to properly appraise the value of the coin. If you don't know how much pure silver content a coin actually has, you wouldn't be able to give it a fair value, would you?

In order to find out a coin's exact worth, you have a very important source of information available to you and that's the Internet. Online articles of sorts as well as programs that can automatically calculate for you the value of the various dollar coins are widely available. In this regard, the Morgans are generally considered to be of the highest value. This is because they were minted a very long time ago before the year of 1961. As such, most of them will contain a significant percentage of pure silver, up to 90%. Coins carrying the Eisenhower design, on the other hand, contain a high amount of copper and so have only 40% or so of silver.

You ought to take note of the fact that the silver coins that you come across will have varying value due to a couple of factors. The first would be the numismatic value that it has due to its history or rarity perhaps. The other factor would be determined by the actual silver content that the coin contains, so you should learn how to differentiate these 2 elements before you proceed with your hunt.

Besides attempting to search for further information on the Internet to help you evaluate the value of a certain coin, you could also use the services of an expert appraiser who can then tell you the exact percentage of the various compounds that are used to make the coin as well as a rough estimate on the value itself on the market.

Silver dollars will always be appreciated by both collectors and investors alike due to their historical significance as well as their pure silver value. A wise investor would recognize this fact and proceed on to profit from it. If you have the ability to determine accurately how much silver content a coin actually has, you will be able to pretty much determine each object's worth. You'll also be able to prevent yourself from making the some of the very common mistakes that most people commit. As such, it is vital that you know exactly what it is you are getting before you decide to buy any silver objects.




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