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Modern Morgan Silver Dollar: Modern Morgan, different weight
A modern Morgan does not use the historical Morgan's silver weight. Match the modern fine-silver issue before running the calculation. This calculator profile uses 0.858 fine troy ounce of silver per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.
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- A modern Morgan does not use the historical Morgan's silver weight. Match the modern fine-silver issue before running the calculation.
- This profile contains zero point eight five eight fine troy ounce of silver per coin.
- Five matching coins contain four point two nine fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current silver spot price.
- Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
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