Melt Calculatorby PlainsMadeCo
Silver $52.59 Gold $4,048.00 Spot as of Nov 11, 2026
Silver and gold coin melt values

What's your silver and gold worth?

Pick a coin, enter how many you have, and see the metal value at today's spot price. Every number is worked out from the coin's real weight and purity.

Melt value
$9.51
Per coin
$9.51
Silver content
0.1808 oz
More on the Silver Washington quarter

Melt value of one coin, by type

At spot as of Nov 11, 2026. Tap a coin for the full breakdown.

Nickels

Silver bullion coins

US gold coins

Gold bullion coins

How melt value works

Melt value is what the silver or gold inside a coin is worth at the current spot price. It is the floor, not the ceiling: dealers usually pay a little under melt for common worn silver, and scarce dates or high grades sell for well above it.

Not sure if a coin is silver at all? Check the is my coin silver guide. Have a pile of old dimes, quarters and halves? Use the junk silver calculator.