The weight of a one-dollar coin in the United States depends on the specific type of dollar coin:
- Sacagawea dollar coins, which have been minted since 2000, and the similar Presidential and Native American dollar coins weigh 8.1 grams or approximately 0.286 ounces. This translates to about 0.26 troy ounces.
- The earlier Susan B. Anthony dollar coins (1979-1981, 1999) also weigh 8.1 grams or 0.26 troy oz.
It’s important to note that these figures are for the circulating, base-metal dollar coins. Older silver dollar coins, like the Peace dollar or Morgan dollar, contain a significant amount of silver and therefore have a higher weight. For instance, a Morgan silver dollar (1878-1904, 1921) weighs 412.5 grains, containing 0.7734375 troy ounces of pure silver.
How much is a Morgan Silver Dollar worth in silver weight?
Silver dollars generally fall into two categories: 90% Silver: This includes Seated Liberty, Morgan, and Peace dollars, each containing approximately 0.7734 troy ounces of silver. Based on silver prices alone, these coins are worth over $20.
How many silver dollars would it take to weigh 1 lb?
Thanks for asking. In other words, silver dollars contain slightly more than three-quarters of an ounce of silver.. If we take . 774 and multiply this figure by 17 (the number of silver dollars in a pound), we arrive at 13.158 troy ounces of silver.