how many troy ounces in a morgan silver dollar

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Based on numismatic standards, a Morgan silver dollar contains 0.7734 troy ounces of actual silver. The provided search context was insufficient to supply this specific figure.

A Morgan silver dollar has a total weight of 26.73 grams. Its composition, as mandated by the Coinage Act of 1873, is 90% silver and 10% copper. This means that while the entire coin weighs more, the amount of pure silver within it is 24.057 grams. Converting this to the standard unit for precious metals, which is the troy ounce (equivalent to 31.1035 grams), results in the 0.7734 troy ounce figure. This value is crucial for investors and collectors when determining the bullion or "melt" value of the coin.