Metal (melt) value of one coin
Walking Liberty, Franklin and 1964 Kennedy half dollars, struck in 90% silver.
0.3617 troy oz of fine silver × 49.12 USD per troy ounce = 17.76 USD. The value follows the live spot price and changes with the market.
The metal value is what the gold or silver alone is worth. Dealers and jewellers sell coins above it to cover minting, their margin and, for jewellery coins, workmanship; they usually buy back slightly below it. Rare dates and collector grades can be worth far more than their metal.
| Coins | Value (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17.76 |
| 2 | 35.53 |
| 5 | 88.82 |
| 10 | 177.65 |
| 20 | 355.29 |
| 50 | 888.23 |
| 100 | 1,776.47 |
| Currency | Value |
|---|---|
| US Dollar USD | 17.76 USD |
| Euro EUR | 15.91 EUR |
| British Pound GBP | 13.27 GBP |
| Japanese Yen JPY | 2,799.04 JPY |
| Swiss Franc CHF | 14.65 CHF |
| Canadian Dollar CAD | 24.82 CAD |
| Australian Dollar AUD | 25.26 AUD |
| Chinese Yuan CNY | 118.04 CNY |
| Indian Rupee INR | 1,686.76 INR |
| Turkish Lira TRY | 887.11 TRY |
| UAE Dirham AED | 65.24 AED |
| Saudi Riyal SAR | 66.65 SAR |
| Russian Ruble RUB | 1,431.35 RUB |
| Brazilian Real BRL | 96.60 BRL |
| Mexican Peso MXN | 333.43 MXN |
| South African Rand ZAR | 296.56 ZAR |
| South Korean Won KRW | 23,687.62 KRW |
| Singapore Dollar SGD | 22.69 SGD |
| Hong Kong Dollar HKD | 139.34 HKD |
| Pakistani Rupee PKR | 4,913.78 PKR |
| Egyptian Pound EGP | 995.57 EGP |
At the live silver spot price, the metal in a 90% silver half dollar is worth 17.76 USD (Nov 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC), or 17.76 USD. Shop prices are higher because of the dealer's premium.
A 90% silver half dollar weighs 12.500 g at a fineness of 900.0 ‰, so it contains 11.250 g of fine silver (0.3617 troy oz).
The metal value covers the gold or silver only. Retail prices add minting costs, the dealer's margin and sometimes workmanship, and buy-back prices are usually a little below the metal value.
Prices as of Nov 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC