Silver coin values

[wainzoid]

I have been going to estate auctions weekly, for several yrs. I ocassionally buy an old coin for its nuismatic value, but dont pay attention to silver value of coins. This past week they sold a bunch of old worn dimes and quarters, nothing to put in a collection really. Im guessing they were sold for their silver value. 70 dimes brought 3 dollars each and 120sum quarters brought 5 dollars each. Both times you had to take them all for that price.

So my question is... Is there a place I can check silver prices for the different coins as opposed to a price per ounce? Im just lazy and didnt want to do the math for each.

 

[Diver_Down]

U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator - Coinflation

 

[wainzoid]

Thanx D-D

 

[x512x]

Should have grabbed the quarters ill pay 5$ each all day but dimes too high

 

[GlenDronach]

5 for quarters was great. 3 for dimes, not so much...

 

[gunsil]

If you had to pay a buyer's premium and sales tax even the five bucks for quarters would be too high. Today's coinflation says $5.30 so a 10% buyers premium plus tax would put you in the red.

 

[1more4me]

As a general and easy rule- $1.35 -1.40 face value of any group of silver coins is an Ounce of Silver.
If you know the current silver spot price- easy math.

Silver Dol - .773 oz
Silver Half - excluding 40%ers- .361 oz
Silver Qtr - .181 oz
Silver Dime - .072

Examples- 2 halves and 4 dimes= (1.40)= 1.01 0z, A half and 9 dimes= (1.40)= 1.01 oz , 5 qtrs and 1 dimes= (1.35)= .977 oz, 1 dollar 1 qtr and 1 dime = (1.35)= 1.03 0z

Or the otherway around it--- If there is $20.00 face value in a pile- divide by 1.35= 14.8 oz then multiply by spot (30.60 oz) = $453 in melt.

If you feel cheap- use 1.40 as your guide. If you feel like being generous use 1.35.

PEACE

 

[wainzoid]

If you had to pay a buyer's premium and sales tax even the five bucks for quarters would be too high. Today's coinflation says $5.30 so a 10% buyers premium plus tax would put you in the red.

They dont charge a buyers premium on anything, and no sales tax on coins. Im not sure why, everything else at the auction is taxed.