Silver Quarter Melt Value
Enter how many 90% silver quarters you have and today's silver price to see their silver content and melt value. A table covers one quarter, a $10 roll and larger counts.
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Melt value
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Enter a price and a quantity.
Sample price, not live.
- Silver content
- troy oz
Melt value = number of quarters × 0.1808 troy oz × spot price.
One quarter, a roll and a bigger pile
A 90% silver quarter weighs 6.25 g and holds 0.1808 troy oz of silver. Multiply by the silver price and you have its melt value. A $10 roll holds 40 quarters, so the table includes that count.
| Coins | Troy oz | At sample $50.00 | At your price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1808 | $9.04 | — |
| 10 | 1.8080 | $90.40 | — |
| 40 | 7.2320 | $361.60 | — |
| 100 | 18.0800 | $904.00 | — |
Figures marked “sample” use a made-up price of the stated amount so you can check the arithmetic. They are not today’s price.
At the sample price of $50.00 per ounce, one quarter is $9.04 and a $10 roll of 40 is $361.60. Your own numbers appear in the last column once you enter a price.
Which quarters are silver
NGC lists three US quarter series as 90% silver, all with the same weight and silver content:
- Barber quarter, 1892 to 1916
- Standing Liberty quarter, 1916 to 1930
- Washington quarter, 1932 to 1964
Washington quarters dated after 1964 are not on the silver list. The date is the quick test. If you want to check a coin on a scale as well, see how to tell if a coin is silver.
A note on 1964 quarters
People often search for the value of a 1964 quarter. For most of them, melt is the starting point: the coin is 90% silver, so it is worth at least the silver in it. Whether it is worth more depends on the date, mint mark and condition, and this page does not price collector coins. For that, use the NGC price guide or the PCGS price guide.
Melt value is the value of the metal at the spot price. It is a reference point, not an offer. A dealer usually pays less than melt, and some coins sell for more than melt because collectors want them. This site does not buy or sell coins or give advice on either.
Quarters, dimes and halves from before 1965 can also be counted together by face value on the junk silver calculator, or by coin on the main calculator. For a single denomination at a time, see dimes and half dollars.
Sources
- NGC, Coin Melt Values: composition, weight and silver content per coin.
- MetalCharts, Silver Coin Melt Values: cross-check of weights and silver content.