How much silver by wieght......

wjd283

...is in a silver dollar,half dollar,quarter,and dime?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

nwcs

Go to coinfacts.com. They have all those stats for all series.

aRabidChipmunk

Linkage: http://www.coinfacts.com

wjd283

Thanx for the link guys.

I was able to find the answers there.

On 90% silver coinage this is the wieght of silver in each:

Dollar- 24.03 grams.
Half- 11.25 grams.
Quarter- 5.67 grams.
Dime- 2.25 grams.

nwcs

Note, though, that the weights did change a little from the 18th and early 19th century..