The table below lists each denomination and computes live melt value from the current silver spot price of $66.63 per troy ounce.

Enter quantities per row to calculate your total melt value: Total melt value: $0.00
Coin Face Value Years Fineness Gross Weight (g) ASW (g) ASW (oz t) Qty Melt Value
Tallero 1 1891 - 1896 0.8 28.125 22.5 0.7234 $0.00
Tallero 1 1918 0.835 28.06 23.43 0.7533 $0.00
Grand Total $0.00

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Country Silver Coin History

The tallero was the currency unit of Italian Eritrea between 1890 and 1921. One talero was divided into 5 lire. In the 1890s the tallero coin was minted in .800 silver fineness over various years. 

In it's final year of minting, 1918, the tallero was minted in .835 silver fineness.