Melt is the floor: what the metal alone is worth today. A coin's collector value can be higher (date, mint mark, condition). It is rarely lower.
Melt
$51.20
2026-09-21
Our listed price
$130.00
median of 23 sold/listed, 2026-08
Common-date retail
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A dealer's buy price sits under both melt and retail on purpose — that spread is the margin that keeps the doors open. Ours is listed openly instead.
What makes one worth more than melt
- 1893-S is the business-strike key of the whole series (about 100,000 minted). A worn one is worth thousands, not melt.
- Common dates like 1921-P are honest melt coins. Check the date and mint mark before assuming either way.
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