AboutMyCoinCoin Melt Values
Multiply the coin’s precious-metal content in troy ounces by the spot price of that metal.
Melt value is what the metal in a coin is worth, which is not the same as what anyone will pay you for it. It is still the right number to start from, because it is the one figure about a coin that can be calculated exactly rather than judged: what spot price is, and why every figure in this section is dated. What a coin is worth as a coin is the other half of the answer, and it is in the catalogue.
By metal type
Precious metal content first, because melt price is a hard floor, and for a common coin that holds silver or gold it is very close to what the coin should sell for.
Prices these figures are worked at
- Silver
- $64.38/ozt, based on spot prices at 23 September 2026 19:59 UTC
By series
Look up your coin by series. Coins in one series usually share the same specifications.
By country
Find your coin by country when the date and the denomination mean nothing until you know where it was struck.
By topic
The categories the trade uses — key dates, junk silver, bullion, wartime issues. All topics.
