Coin Melt Value Calculator
Pick a coin, enter how many you have, and get the intrinsic metal value at spot prices. This is the floor any bullion buyer should pay, before any collector premium.
Spot prices prefilled as of 2026-06-01; edit them to match today's market.
Total melt value
$28.23
- Per coin
- $28.23
- Total silver content
- 0.7734 oz
- Face value
- $1.00
How melt value works
Every pre-1965 US dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar is 90% silver by weight. Multiply the coin's silver content by the spot price and you have its melt value: the price of the metal if the coin were refined. Dealers quote junk silver in multiples of face value, but the math underneath is always ounces times spot.
Melt value is a floor, not a ceiling. Key dates, better grades and certified coins trade far above it. If a coin on this site shows a collector value near its melt value, it is a bullion coin; if the spread is wide, condition and rarity are doing the work.