5-22-11>> The plating adds nothing to the value of the coin. Actually it killed the collectible value of the coin. It's value is for the silver about $30.00
The US never made silver pennies. It would cost too much for the mint to make them. Your coin is plated silver this adds no value to the coin.
It's so common the value is just for the silver
As of today the value is about $17.00 it's a bullion coin and the value is just for the silver. FYI it's called a Silver Eagle or American Silver Eagle coin
The value is just for the silver in the coin
The value of a silver coin is always changing because the value of silver is always changing. See the related link below for a silver coin value calculator. This does not give the actual value of the coin but it does give the value of the metal used to make the coin. This is know as the melt value.
Metal value depends on the purity of the silver and the weight of the coin. Numismatic value depends on the condition of the coin.
A Silver Eagle Bullion coin is 99.9% pure silver and weighs 1 oz per coin. The stamped value of the coin is U.S$1 however the intrinsic value of the coin is the value of the silver within that coin. If the the spot price of silver was $30oz at the time of checking, then the value of that coin would be worth at least $30 or more.
The value of an uncirculated 1999 Silver American Eagle Littleton coin fluctuates based on the market for silver. However, a coin can be expected to have a value of about $40.
This coin is most likely worth the silver value.
1848. Silver. Twenty. Dollar. Coin
The 5 coin proof set has a value of $6, the 10 coin set has a value of $15 and the 10 coin silver set has a value of $48.
It really depends on which coin it is. Is it a US silver dollar or dime? There is a big difference. Is it a world coin? What country is it from? All of these things matter when figuring the value of a coin.
The current spot price of silver is $31.71 per ounce, that's the value of this coin.
Need to know the country and face value of the coin - and condition.
As of 2-1-10 value is about $16.50 for the coin.
Unless your coin is of some collector value, which would need to be assessed by a coin dealer, a 1942 canadian coin is actually worth more for its silver content value than the 25 cent face value. Your coin contains 80% silver which, at today's prices, is worth approx $2.90 in silver value. The related link below will calculate the value with current silver prices.