U.S. Silver Set Melt Values

Current melt values of Mint Set and Proof Set products from the United States Mint are provided in the grid below. These melt values are automatically updated several times a day based on the latest U.S. spot silver price and the amount of silver found contained in the coins within each set. For more information about a specific product, simply click on the provided links.

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U.S. silver set melt values were updated on: 6/18/2013 9:29:51 PM EST		Spot Silver:


	US Silver Set	Silver (oz.)	Face Value	Silver Melt Values
	1950-1964 Proof Sets		$0.91
	1956 Mint Sets		$2.64
	1957-1958 Mint Sets		$3.64
	1959-1964 Mint Sets		$1.82
	1965-1967 Special Mint Sets		$0.91
	1968-1970 Mint Sets		$1.33
	1968-1970 Proof Sets		$0.91
	1971-1974 Blue Eisenhower Dollar		$1.00
	1971-1974 Brown Eisenhower Dollar		$1.00
	1976 3-Piece Silver Mint Sets		$1.75
	1976 3-Piece Silver Proof Sets		$1.75
	1992-1998 Silver Proof Sets		$0.91
	1999-2008 Silver Proof Sets		$1.91
	2004-2008 Quarters Silver Proof Set		$1.25
	2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set		$1.50
	2009 Silver Proof Sets		$7.19
	2010-2013 Quarters Silver Proof Sets		$1.25
	2010-2013 Silver Proof Sets		$6.91

As shown in the chart above, the listed silver sets all have varying amounts of the precious metal contained within them. This is for two main reasons.

First, the United States Mint has released silver coins over the years in varying compositions of the white metal. Most silver coins, and thus associated silver sets, were struck from 90% silver. This was the standard composition of pre-1965 silver coinage including all dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars.

It is also the composition used for more recent silver coins such as those issued as part of the 1992 through present-day silver proof sets. There was a period, however, in the late 1960's through the 1970's where the US Mint used a 40% composition in their silver coinage.

The second reason for varying precious metal contents in the above sets is more obvious. It has to do with the fact that sets contain different numbers of coins. For example, the 1965-1967 Special Mint Sets only had one Kennedy Half Dollar struck from 40% silver. The remaining coins were struck from their standard clad composition.