Questions About General Circulated Coin Values.

Silver coins are worth at least silver value,wheaties 3 cents.
John

If your friend is not a coin collector and has saved coins (CHANGE) for 30 years, in my strong opinion
the dollars that he's talking about are ike's not morgans or peace. that said; there could still be
some nice coins in there worth looking thru. Wheaties ,older jeffs ,and variety's. good luck with the hunt.
Tony

If he has been collecting for just 30 years and mostly from circulation his "silver dollars" are likely to be coppernickel clad Ike dollars.

I'd say 2 cents for wheat cents 1940-58; 5 cents each for 1918-19, 25-29, and 35-39. Others are worth looking up. I would also pay 2 cents each for BU copper cents 1959-82, but others would feel differently on that front.

For nickels, 6-10 cents for 1938-1955 would be fair. Do a little research to learn the key dates; also 1942-45 are 35% silver and worth at least melt.

Ike dollars are worth between face and $1.50, depending on who you ask. Anthony dollars are worth face only.

If there is any silver (1964 and earlier for dimes and quarters; 1970 and earlier for halves) I would strongly recommend that your friend hold off on selling them for the time being--silver is at about a 5-year low currently.