The U.S. Coin Melt Value Calculator, displayed below, will show you the total base
metal value and content of an individual United States circulating coin or a mix of
different types and quantities of U.S. circulating coins. The U.S. coin calculator
is for modern non-silver coins, and will only calculate what the base metal content
of your coins is worth (intrinsic value), and will not determine any numismatic
(collector) value.
Use the coin calculator to learn what the base metal content of your coins is worth
based on the spot price of their underlying metals or by another value of your choice.
(Instructions Below)
You might also try one of many other calculators from the drop-down menu above. For
U.S. silver coins, use the
U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator. Also, the
U.S. Copper Penny Melt Value Calculator and the
U.S. Nickel Melt Value Calculator include options to calculate by rolls, face
value, or total weight.
Metals Spot Price Last Updated on Server:
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How to use the U.S. Coin Melt Value Calculator.
Enter the total quantity of coins for each type of U.S. coin in the entire coin lot.
Enter your numbers in the corresponding text boxes to the right of each coin description
(blue link). As an alternative, you can simply click on the coin's picture, or its
link, to increase the value in its text box by 1. The calculator will automatically
update the Total Metal Value (in red), whenever a change is made to the number
of coins.
The Total Metal Value is computed based on the U.S. Dollar amount declared in the
Copper, Manganese, Nickel, and Zinc price text boxes. You
could also use one of the other currencies available in the drop-down menu
located underneath the prices. The copper, nickel and zinc values are derived from the
price per pound of those metals, while the manganese value is figured at the price per
kilogram. The default price is updated frequently during normal trading hours. You
can alter any of the Base Metal Prices to values of your choice.
The U.S. coin calculator provides total base metal value and total base metal content
figured by the measure of respective base metals contained in uncirculated coins with
no wear. A circulated coin that does indicate some wear may not have as much metal.
You might want to indicate a percentage of that wear in the "Amount of Wear"
text box. A number larger than the default of 0 (zero), will bring down the total metal
value and total metal weight results accordingly.