Silver Dollar

The Silver Dollar was first minted and issued in the year 1794 which are found in United States. The silver dollar is usually used for any big white metal coin which is issued in United States which has a face value of one dollar despite that some purists believe that any dollar is not true silver unless it has some silver metal in it. As years passed, there were many types of silver dollar designs, latest one is the American Silver Eagle or Silver Eagle Dollar and in the middle of 2010 there were more than 230 million silver dollars minted. The prices charged for Silver Dollar varies from year to year.

Silver Dollar, The Design:

The Silver Dollar comes in various designs which include:

1. Flowing Hair Dollar which was issued from 1794-1795
2. Draped Bust Dollar which was issued from 1795-1803
3. Gobrecht Dollar which was issued from 1836-1839
4. Seated Liberty Dollar which was issued from 1840-1873
5. Trade Dollar which was issued from 1873-1878 for Business and Proofs struck and 1879-1885 for Proof Only
6. Morgan Dollar which was issued from 1878-1904 and 1921
7. Peace Dollar which was issued from 1921-1935 which has high relief from 1921 and low relief from 1928 and 1934-1935
8. American Silver Eagle which was issued from 1986 up to present
   
   

   Silver Dollar, The Specifications:

   • The latest silver dollar which is Silver Eagle Dollar is produced in uncirculated burnished, uncirculated and proof versions
   • The available mint marks are: P for Philadelphia, W for West Point and S for San Francisco
   • The available dates are from 1986 up to present with silver prices
   • The thickness for uncirculated version is 0.117 inc which is 2.98mm and the proof version is 0.122 inch which is 3.10mm
   • The diameter is 1.598 inches which is 40.6mm
   • The Silver Dollar composes 99.9% of silver
   • The edge is reed
   • The Silver Dollar weighs 1.0000 troy oz. which is 31.1g
   • It contains silver that is 0.999 troy oz. or 31.072g and balance Copper

   American Eagle Silver Dollar, The Beauty:

   The latest silver dollar was one of the rarest silver dollars minted in the 10^th Anniversary of American Eagle. It released the 1^st limited edition set in the year 1995, which made it interesting and it was the 1995-W Silver Proof American Eagle. Which was only available through a 5-coin proof anniversary set that was honored by the American Eagle bullion coinage. In that same year, this silver dollar sold more than a thousand dollars because of its high demand and limited mintage and now it’s likely to be charged up to $5,000 for a single silver dollar.

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