Monark Silver King Identification and Questions

[Cognizant]

Hi all!

I want to go ahead and thank you ahead of time for your help. I will try and get the serial number over the next couple of days to help out in the identification of this bike.

I believe it is a Monark Silver King but it is obviously not Aluminum. It was my father's and he rode it in high school. I believe it is probably from the 1950's.

Please help me identify it and let me know if it is something that I should restore or leave alone. How much is something like this worth? Thank you!

 

[SSG]

I believe that model is the Silver King Sovereign or Roadster from sometime in the mid 50's. I don't think there was a big difference between the two, cosmetic stuff like tires, light, bars, etc.

 

[Rustinkerer]

Monark dropped all their balloon tire models after 1954. The new middleweight line for '55 was badged Silver King. There were a couple mw Monarks also made before the company's sale to Huffy in late '57. -Adam