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American Silver Eagle: One dollar one fine ounce

A one-dollar Silver Eagle contains one fine troy ounce of silver. A one-dollar face value is not a statement of its metal or collector value. This calculator profile uses 1 fine troy ounce of silver per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.

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  1. A one-dollar Silver Eagle contains one fine troy ounce of silver. A one-dollar face value is not a statement of its metal or collector value.
  2. This profile contains one fine troy ounce of silver per coin.
  3. Two matching coins contain two fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current silver spot price.
  4. Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
  5. Choose the exact coin at NumisTrends dot net.

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