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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1172408, member: 27832"]To find reasonably current "melt value", you can use <a href="http://www.coinflation.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinflation.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinflation.com/</a>. It lists the current value of the silver in each major silver coin type. You'll see that, as fatima said, dimes, quarters and halves all have the same multiplier, but the multiplier for dollars is somewhat higher. In other words, you'd get the same silver value out of ten silver dimes, four silver quarters, or two silver halves -- but slightly more out of one silver dollar. Coinflation also lists values for "war nickels", which are 35% silver, as well as 40% silver halves and dollars. These reported values are higher than the coins' actual market value, though, because refiners pay lower prices for them (reflecting higher refining costs). Heavily worn coins do lose weight, and thus silver content. This is more pronounced with smaller coins; heavily worn dimes can lose more than 10% of their weight, while halves tend to lose less. There are other threads here addressing wear and weight loss. As Collector1966 said, though, coins are usually traded based on face value regardless of wear.[/QUOTE]