Posted 08/20/2016 06:41 am
I do not really understand the grams and how they relate to ounces, maybe someone else can explain it better and help me understand. I relate to ounces and fractions (I guess this makes me weird). I hope I can explain this so you can understand.
There are two types of silver US half dollars. Most are 90% silver, some are 40% silver.
The 90% silver halves have slightly more than 1/3 of an ounce of silver in them. With prices hovering around $20/ounce then this will be about $7 of silver in each coin.
The 40% silver halves have slightly more than 1/8 of an ounce of silver in them. Again with the $20/ounce price this comes to about $3 of silver value.
These are crude estimates done on the fly, but this should give you a ballpark estimate on melt (or silver content) value. There are several web sites that have tables showing the amount of silver in coins, just do a search. Hope this helps.
There are two types of silver US half dollars. Most are 90% silver, some are 40% silver.
The 90% silver halves have slightly more than 1/3 of an ounce of silver in them. With prices hovering around $20/ounce then this will be about $7 of silver in each coin.
The 40% silver halves have slightly more than 1/8 of an ounce of silver in them. Again with the $20/ounce price this comes to about $3 of silver value.
These are crude estimates done on the fly, but this should give you a ballpark estimate on melt (or silver content) value. There are several web sites that have tables showing the amount of silver in coins, just do a search. Hope this helps.
