Melt Value Calculator

melt = spot × purity × weight. Live spot pulls from a free no-key API; if it fails you'll see “spot unavailable” (never a fake price).

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Junk Silver Quick Table

Face value × current spot, using the standard ounces-per-dollar figures for circulated coins.

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Denomination	Face value	Fine silver	Melt value

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Item	Metal	oz/unit	Qty	Total oz	Melt	Cost

Coin-by-coin silver and gold melt values — the live value, the formula, specs and FAQs. Everything here feeds the calculator above.

Guide	Fine-metal content
Gold Melt Value by Karat (24k–10k)	per gram / per oz Au
Gold Price per Gram (24k–10k)	1 g fine Au = 0.0321507 oz
Gold Bar Melt Value (1g–1kg)	fine Au × bar weight
Silver Melt Value per Gram	1 g fine Ag = 0.0321507 oz
Silver Bar Melt Value (1oz–1kg)	fine Ag × bar weight
Platinum Melt Value per Gram	Pt 950 / .9995 fine
Palladium Melt Value per Gram	Pd 950 / .9995 fine
1964 Quarter Silver Value	0.18084 oz Ag
Pre-1965 Silver Dime Value	0.07234 oz Ag
Silver Half Dollar Value (90%)	0.36169 oz Ag
Morgan & Peace Silver Dollar Value	0.77344 oz Ag
40% Kennedy Half Dollar Value	0.1479 oz Ag
War Nickel Silver Value (1942–45)	0.05626 oz Ag
Silver Eagle Melt Value (1 oz)	1.000 oz Ag
Gold Eagle Melt Value (1 oz)	1.000 oz Au
Canadian Silver Dollar Value	0.600 oz Ag
Junk Silver Melt Value ($1 face)	0.715 oz Ag
Sterling Silver Melt Value (.925)	0.925 oz Ag / troy oz

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