How Much Silver Is in a Silver Dollar?

A Morgan or Peace silver dollar contains 0.7734 troy oz of silver. These classic U.S. silver dollars were struck from an alloy containing 90% silver and 10% copper, with a standard weight of 26.73 grams. The U.S. Mint documents the 26.73-gram, .900-fine standard used for the Morgan dollar.  Not every U.S. dollar coin contains that amount … Read more