The Clad Silver Value calculator computes the current value for U.S. silver half dollars with dates between 1965 to 1970, based on the dollar Face Value, a Clad Silver factor and the current Silver Spot Price ($29.49/Troy Ounce).
INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:
- (D) Total Face Value of the half dollars (e.g. 4 half dollars = $2.00).
- (CS) Face Value Discount clad (40%) silver (0.291 default)
Clad Silver Value: The calculator returns the value of the clad silver in U.S. dollars. However this can be automatically converted to other currencies via the pull-down menu.
The Face Value is the sum of the face value of the coins. If the user had three(3) U.S. half dollars, the Face Value would be 3* .50 = $1.50.
- Bullion Silver Value - Computes the value of bullion (.999) silver based on weight and the current spot price.
- Silver Alloy (scrap) Value - This computes the value of scrap silver base on the purity, weight and current spot price.
- Junk Silver Value - This computes the value of junk silver (U.S. silver coins) based on the face value of the coins and the current spot price
- Junk Silver Coin Count - This computes the value of junk silver coins. It let's the user enter the number of different coins to compute the value.
- Clad Silver Value- This computes the value of U.S. silver half dollars between 1965 and 1970 based on the Face Value, a Clad Factor and the current SPOT price,
- Spot Price in U.S. dollars per gram: $0.948 per gram
- Silver Spot Price in U.S. dollars per troy ounce: $29.49 per troy ounce
- Percent Silver in Sterling Silver: 92.5 %
- Percent Silver in Fine Silver: 99.9 %
Clad Silver
Clad Silver consists of U.S. half dollars (see picture) minted between 1965 and 1970 with no numismatic value. These are often coins that are worn and have lost any value outside of the silver content. During this period, 1965 to 1970, the U.S. Mint stamped its Kennedy half dollars with .4 silver content. Prior to 1965, half dollars and all silver U.S. coins had 90% silver (see Junk Silver). The Kennedy Half dollar coins during this period had the following specifications:
- 40% silver equal to 0.1479 troy ounces
- Outer layer: 80% silver and 20% copper
- Core: 21.5% silver and 78.5% copper
- Total weight of 11.5 grams
- Specific gravity: 9.53
- Diameter: 30.60 mm
- Thickness: 2.15 mm
- Volume: 1.58114316 cm³
Clad Silver Factor
The Clad Silver Factor is used to discount the face value from the pure bullion value. A Clad Silver factor of 0.291is offered as a default. This is 2% refinement fee on top of the spot silver value.
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Precious Metals Calc
The Precious Metals Calculator has functions to compute the price a Jeweler can reasonably pay for items for their value in Gold, Platinum, Palladium and Silver.
| Bullion SPOT PRICES | |||
| Metal | ($/gram) | ($/troy_oz) | |
| Gold | $84.312 | $2622.4 | |
| Platinum | $29.739 | $924.99 | |
| Palladium | $29.193 | $908.0 | |
| Silver | $0.948 | $29.49 | |
| Updated every Two Minutes | |||
- Precious Metal Buy Price: Computes the Jeweler's Buy Price for several types of precious metals based on the current value of a precious metal, the metal's purity, a scrap processing fee, and the jeweler's profit margin.
- Gold Buy Price: Computes the Jeweler's Buy Price for gold based on the current value of gold, the karat purity, a scrap processing fee, and the jeweler's profit margin.
- Platinum Buy Price: Computes the Jeweler's Buy Price for platinum based on the current value of platinum, the percent purity, a scrap processing fee, and the jeweler's profit margin.
- Palladium Buy Price: Computes the Jeweler's Buy Price for palladium based on the current value of palladium, the percent purity, a scrap processing fee, and the jeweler's profit margin.
- Silver Buy Price: Computes the Jeweler's Buy Price for silver based on the current value of silver, the percent purity, a scrap processing fee, and the jeweler's profit margin.
- Junk Silver Value: Computes the current value for Junk Silver based on the dollar Face Value and the current Silver Spot Price in U.S. dollars.
- Clad Silver Value: Computes the current value for U.S. silver half dollars with dates between 1965 to 1970, based on the dollar Face Value, a Clad Silver factor and the current Silver Spot Price.
- Karat to Percentage: Convert a karat value (10, 14, 18, 22, 24) to a percent purity.