War Nickel Melt Value Calculator

Posted on May 2, 2012 by CoinApps

Today’s latest melt value calculator has been designed for use with the U.S. 35% Silver War Nickel issued from 1942-1945. Since the metal nickel was a much needed resource during WWII, it was temporarily removed from the U.S. nickel, so it could be utilized toward the war effort instead. The composition of the U.S. nickel during these war years was changed to a mix that contained 35% silver by weight.

When the war ended, the nickel was returned to its original 75% copper and 25% nickel composition. In the decades that have followed, the 35% silver war issued nickel has been saved and traded by silver coin investors for its underlying silver melt value.

Although the 35% Silver War Nickel is available on my regular U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator, it can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your 35% silver wartime nickels by total face value, total rolls of war nickels, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/war-nickel.aspx

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U.S. Silver Dime Melt Value Calculator

Posted on April 26, 2012 by CoinApps

In the past few weeks, I have released melt value calculators created for use with 90% silver dollars, half dollars, and quarters. Now it is time for the U.S. 90% silver dime. This new calculator features the Barber Liberty Head Dime minted from 1892-1916, the Mercury Winged Liberty Head Dime minted from 1916-1945, and the Roosevelt Silver Dime minted from 1946-1964.

The U.S. junk silver dime has the lowest silver content of all the U.S. issued 90% silver coins. It is an important denomination to hold in your junk silver collection, should the need arise to barter it in exchange for lower cost items, or just to make change from larger silver or gold coins.

The Mercury and Roosevelt silver dimes are both available on my original U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator. However, on that calculator, those coins can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator also features the Barber silver dime, and includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your silver dimes by total face value, total rolls of dimes, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-silver-dime.aspx

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U.S. Silver Quarter Melt Value Calculator

Posted on April 20, 2012 by CoinApps

Today I am introducing a new melt value calculator dedicated exclusively to U.S. 90% silver quarters minted from 1892-1964. This includes the Barber Liberty Head Quarter minted from 1892-1916, the Standing Liberty Quarter minted from 1916-1930, and the Washington Silver Quarter minted from 1932-1964.

The U.S. 90% silver quarter is a favorite choice by some, when it comes to junk silver barter coins. Most junk silver quarters are going to be of the Washington variety, meaning they use the same obverse design still in use today. These silver quarters will be recognized as U.S. coinage by a lot more people than say a Walking Liberty Half, or a Mercury Dime would be. The quarter also has a larger and easier to read date than the smaller dime.

The Standing Liberty and Washington silver quarters are both available on my original U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator. However, on that calculator, those coins can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator also features the Barber silver quarter, and includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your silver quarters by total face value, total rolls of quarters, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-silver-quarter.aspx

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Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Melt Value Calculator

Posted on April 12, 2012 by CoinApps

Last week I added a new melt value calculator for figuring the silver value of U.S. 90% silver half dollars minted up until 1964. Starting in 1965, the U.S. removed the silver from most of its coinage, but not all of it was removed from the half dollar coin. From 1965-1970, the silver composition of the U.S. half dollar was dropped from 90% silver by weight, down to 40% silver by weight. Then in 1971, the rest of the silver was removed from the Kennedy Half Dollar.

Some folks like to save the 40% Silver Kennedys as a form of junk silver bullion. These coins often have a slightly lower markup on their silver content, than the 90% junk silver, allowing the silver investor to acquire a little more total silver metal for the same amount of fiat currency. Although other people prefer only 90% junk silver, as it is a little easier to sell, and doesn’t require as much storage space as the 40% silver does.

Although the Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar is available on my regular U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator, it can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your 40% silver half dollars by total face value, total rolls of 40% halves, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/40-silver-half-dollar.aspx

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U.S. Silver Half Dollar Melt Value Calculator

Posted on April 5, 2012 by CoinApps

Today I am including a new melt value calculator that features U.S. 90% silver half dollar coins minted from 1892-1964. This includes the Barber Liberty Head Half Dollar minted from 1892-1915, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar minted from 1916-1947, the Franklin Half Dollar minted from 1948-1963, and the first year issue Kennedy Half Dollar from 1964.

The U.S. 90% silver half dollar is a popular coin to collect as junk silver. Being larger than the quarter or dime, and containing more than a third of a troy ounce in silver, this is a coin of substance that feels good to hold in your hand. Also, junk silver half dollars usually sell at a higher premium than do quarters and dimes. This is primarily due to its lower mintage numbers, and since it is a larger coin, it suffers a lower ratio of metal loss due to wear from handling and circulation.

The Walking Liberty, Franklin, and 1964 Kennedy silver half dollars are all available on my original U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator. However, on that calculator, those coins can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator also features the Barber silver half dollar, and includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your silver half dollars by total face value, total rolls of half dollars, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams, or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-silver-half-dollar.aspx

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Eisenhower 40% Silver Dollar Melt Value Calculator

Posted on March 28, 2012 by CoinApps

Last week I released a new melt value calculator that featured the U.S. 90% silver dollar. Today I have a new calculator for another kind of U.S. silver dollar that only consists of 40% silver by weight.

The Eisenhower Dollar was minted from 1971-1978, and most of those dollars didn’t contain any silver at all, but were struck in the standard copper/nickel composition. However, the U.S. did issue some collectable versions of the Eisenhower Dollar that were struck in a 40% silver composition. The 40% silver Eisenhowers(Ikes) were only minted from 1971-1976, and only at the San Francisco Mint.

While the 40% Silver Eisenhowers are typically traded as collectables, still inside their original brown box, or blue envelope packaging, many have been removed from the original packaging and some could be considered 40% junk silver.

Although the Eisenhower 40% Silver Dollar is available on my U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator, it can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your 40% silver Ike dollars by total face value, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/eisenhower-silver-dollar.aspx

Do be certain that the Eisenhower dollars you are measuring are of the 40% silver variety, and not the more common copper/nickel composition. All 40% Ikes will have an S mint mark, but you will also need to check the edge of the coin. The edge of a 40% silver Ike will show all silver, while the copper/nickel versions will show a copper center. You could also weigh your coins. An uncirculated 40% silver Ike will weigh 24.59 grams, while an uncirculated copper/nickel Ike will weigh 22.68 grams.

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U.S. Silver Dollar Melt Value Calculator

Posted on March 22, 2012 by CoinApps

Today I am releasing a new melt value calculator dedicated exclusively to U.S. 90% silver dollars minted from 1878-1935. This includes the popular Morgan Silver Dollar minted consecutively from 1878-1904, and then again in 1921, and also the Peace Silver Dollar minted consecutively from 1921-1928, and then again in 1934 and 1935.

You may not think of the silver dollar as a coin you would save just for its silver melt value. They are typically traded at a premium due to their numismatic(collectable) value. Although some of the more common date silver dollars, and especially those of a lower grade could be considered junk silver.

When figuring the total melt value of U.S. silver coins by their face value, the silver dollar should be calculated separately from U.S. halves, quarters, and dimes. This is because the silver dollar has a higher ratio of silver content by its denomination than those other coins. An uncirculated silver dollar contains 24.057 grams of silver, while a dollar’s worth of uncirculated halves, quarters, or dimes only contains 22.5 grams of silver.

While the Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars are both available on my U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator, they can only be entered by total quantity. This new calculator includes the added ability to figure the silver melt value of your silver dollars by total face value, or total weight. Weight amounts can be measured in total ounces, pounds, grams or kilograms. You can give it a try from the following link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-silver-dollar.aspx

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U.S. Coin Rolls Calculator

Posted on March 14, 2012 by CoinApps

Last week I added a new calculator to CoinApps.com for determining the melt value of U.S. silver coins by the roll. This was a variation of my original silver coin calculator, which accepts input based on the total number of individual coins. The by-the-roll version was created for those who have larger silver coin investments, which they likely store either rolled in coin wrappers, or in hard plastic coin tubes.

This week I’m extending the by-the-roll concept to modern circulating U.S. coinage. A calculator for determining the base metal value of individual U.S. modern coins was released back in December. Now you can run calculations on the same types of coins, but can enter them by the roll instead. Introducing the new:

U.S. Coin Rolls Calculator

Being able to enter your coins by the roll, will save you the extra step of needing to multiply the number of rolls by the number of coins to a roll. Partial rolls of coins can be entered using a decimal value. If you have 5½ rolls, just enter 5.5 in the corresponding coin roll text box. You can start using this new calculator now by following this link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-coin-rolls.aspx

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U.S. Silver Coin Rolls Calculator

Posted on March 8, 2012 by CoinApps

If you’re a regular visitor to CoinApps.com, you are probably familiar with my most popular calculator, the U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator. For almost three years now, folks have been using it to figure the silver melt value of their U.S. junk silver coins. Simply enter the total quantity of each type of silver coin in your collection. The calculator will determine the silver value of each, add them all together, and then display their total value.

But what if you like to store your silver coins by the roll, or in plastic coin tubes? You would need to know how many coins are in a roll, and then multiply by the number of rolls in order to get the right quantity to enter. Well, now you can skip that step and just enter the number of rolls. Introducing the new:

U.S. Silver Coin Rolls Calculator

That’s right; my latest calculator lets you figure the silver melt value of any roll of silver coins. You can even enter decimal values to represent your partial rolls. For example, a value of 1.5 (1½ rolls) of Mercury Dimes would be equivalent to 75 dimes. Since there are 50 dimes to a roll, and 25 dimes in a half roll. A value of 2.25 (2¼ rolls) of silver quarters would be equal to 90 quarters, as there are 40 quarters in a roll.

This latest addition to my website is now online and can be accessed via this link: http://coinapps.com/melt-value-calculator/us-silver-coin-rolls.aspx

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U.S. Nickel Melt Value Calculator

Posted on March 1, 2012 by CoinApps

Last week I announced the debut of the U.S. Copper Penny Melt Value Calculator at CoinApps.com. Saving Lincoln copper cents minted before 1982 is a popular investment trend, with the price of the copper in those pennies being worth more than twice the face value of the coin itself.

The U.S. nickel is another coin people having been hoarding for its underlying metallic value. It currently contains just over 5½ cents worth of nickel and copper metal. The melt value of the nickel has even been as high as seven cents apiece, just over a year ago, when the price of copper hit an all-time high.

Some folks even prefer hoarding nickels instead of copper pennies. With pennies, you have to check the date, or weigh them individually to determine if they are the copper or zinc versions. U.S. nickels don’t need such close inspection, because almost every five cent nickel coin minted in the United States, since the first in 1866, has had the same weight and metallic composition.

The only time the U.S. nickel changed was during WWII when they were made of a 35% silver alloy, due to a shortage of the metal nickel. Practically all of the silver war nickels have already been removed from circulation, so it’s really not worth the time to sort through a batch of nickels looking for them. So, if you’re investing in nickels, no sorting is necessary. You can just buy them in bulk, and stash them away.

This is where my newest calculator will come in handy. If you haven’t already guessed, it is a melt value calculator for U.S. nickels. Similar to the copper penny calculator I released last week, the new nickel calculator features a few different methods for entering large numbers of nickels. You can enter amounts by total weight, total rolls of nickels, total face value, or total quantity.

Give her a spin by following this link: U.S. Nickel Melt Value Calculator

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