LuckyCoin Weekly — September 8, 2026
Platinum led all metals this week with a 2.6% gain to $1,842.90 an ounce, while silver slipped just 0.3% to $66.42 — a gentle reminder that your junk silver is holding its ground even as gold gives back a full percent. If you're sitting on a stack of 90% halves, this week's $0.08 melt dip barely stings.
Metals Snapshot
| Gold | $4,409.04/oz | -1.0% |
| Silver | $66.42/oz | -0.3% |
| Platinum | $1,842.90/oz | +2.6% |
| Palladium | $1,374.24/oz | +0.6% |
Silver's modest pullback trimmed a Morgan or Peace dollar's melt value by $0.17 to $51.37, and a full American Silver Eagle now melts at exactly its spot price — $66.42 — leaving essentially zero gap between the coin and the metal it contains.
Melt Values
| 90% Silver DimesBarber, Mercury, Roosevelt | $4.80 | -$0.02 |
| 90% Silver QuartersBarber, Standing Liberty, Washington | $12.01 | -$0.04 |
| 90% Silver Half DollarsWalking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy '64 | $24.03 | -$0.08 |
| Morgan / Peace Dollar | $51.37 | -$0.17 |
| American Silver Eagle1 troy oz | $66.42 | -$0.22 |
| Gold Eagle (1 oz) | $4,409.04 | -$44.24 |
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