right now the metal value in an ounce of nickel is only worth about $.50 cents thanks to the recent econemy.
However, considering most 1 ounce copper coins sell for $1.75 each when they are only worth $.14 cents in copper, and nickel is worth over 3 times the value of copper, I would'nt be suprised if an ounce of pure nickel in a nice coin form sold for $5 or $6 an ounce.
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The price of silver changes every day. Check the financial section of a newspaper or Google SPOT PRICE SILVER.
$407.82 US dollars but we need to be careful. Gold is measured in troy ounces. Is your gold in Imperial or troy? At $1630.16 per ounce it could make a considerable difference. The conversion is OZ troy X 1.09714 = Imperial Ounce
take five pounds and multipy by 16(ounces). you get 80 ounces of silver. now depending on if it is pure silver or troy silver; and the current silver value an ounce being around 15. It is worth 900 dollars as troy silver, and 1,200 for pure silver. You probably wont get that much if you take it to a dealer. cash4gold.com is the best place.
You have to explain what type of coin it is. Is it a British Sovereign? Canadian Maple Leaf? Australian Nugget? Etc. There are many modern bullion coins that feature Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse ("heads") but for modern bullion coins it is usually worth simply the precious metal content of them. On most bullion coins other than the British Sovereign it will say something like "One troy ounce pure gold" or "one half troy ounce pure gold" then you find out the spot price of gold and figure out how much gold is in your coin and figure it out from there.
It is worth approximately $38.76 though the less pure it is the less money it's worth. You can find silver grain price calculators online that can help you with this.