Silver dollars issued in 1935 and earlier were made from an alloy of 90% silver, 10% copper.
Dollar coins struck in 1971 and later are sometimes called "silver" dollars out of habit or tradition, but circulation pieces don't contain any silver. From 1971 to 1999 they were made from the same copper-nickel "sandwich" metal as dimes and quarters. The new Sacagawea and Presidential dollars are made from a brass-manganese alloy that gives them their golden color.
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There are .1479 troy ounces of silver in a 1967 US Kennedy half dollar.
There are .3617 troy ounces of silver in a 1958 Franklin half dollar.
The size of a silver dollar, minted by the US Mint is: diameter: 38.1mm; weight is: 26.73 grams.
38.1 mm
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If it is a "S" mintmark Eisenhower dollar, it's 40% silver, if not, no silver.
US half dollars struck in 1964 and before are 90% silver, 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver, 1971 to date have no silver.
There is 24 grams of silver in a 1891 US silver dollar.
They were made with 90% silver and 10% copper.
The 1923 Peace Dollar contains 90% silver and 10% copper.
There is no silver in a 1972 US half dollar.
These are Morgan Silver dollars. They contain 90% silver and 10% copper.
There is around .77 ounces in a 1921 US silver dollar.
A real silver dollar has a $25.00 value just for the silver.
A US silver dollar from 1840 to 1935 contains .77344oz of pure silver.
john f. kennedy was on the first silver dollar