and three $1 federal reserve notes in the other. on face value they are equivalent and you could not buy a gallon of gas with either. but, if you consider the melt value of the silver dollars, that is the value of the silver in those coins, then you would be surprised to learn that those silver dollars are worth a whole lot more than that worthless paper you hold in your other hand. the current melt value for one ounce of silver is $30.98 an ounce. so in reality those three coins are worth almost $94, more than enough to fill up your tank and leave you with some 