Common Silver Coins (2024)

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. Sell MidwestCoin.com your silver coins.

Silver Coins	Details
	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 Bullion Coins and Bars	Details
	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.