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When rifling through change or found coins, always make sure to put aside all pre-1965 Roosevelt dimes, which contain a 90% silver composition and are worth significantly more than their face value.
Three sisters in Ohio just sold a rare dime for $506,250 during an online auction. The mother and brother of the sisters (who wish to remain anonymous) purchased the coin in 1978 for $18,200.
Before you go digging around in search of a 1975 dime, you should know this: Your chances of having the rare dime are about 1 in 1.4 million. There are a couple of reasons it is so valuable.
From 1796 to 1837, dimes were composed of 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper, [3] the value of which required the coins to be physically very small to prevent their commodity value from being worth more than face value. [4] Thus dimes are made small and thin.
The 1894-S Barber dime is a dime produced in the United States Barber coinage. It is one of the rarest and most highly prized United States coins for collectors, along with the 1804 dollar and the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. One was sold in 2005 for $1.3 million, [1] and another for $1.9 million in 2007. [2]
Face Value Images Specifications Obverse Reverse Diameter Fineness Content Dates Silver: America the Beautiful silver bullion coins: 25¢ See article: America the Beautiful quarters: 76.2 mm 999 fine 5.00 ozt (155.52 g) 2010–2021 American Silver Eagle: $1 40.6 mm 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) 1986–2021 2021 – present Gold: American Gold Eagle: $5 16 ...
The early dimes were 90% silver and 10% copper, but rising silver prices caused the Mint to change the mix to 75% copper and 25% nickel in the 1960s. Explore More: 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies
The Roosevelt dime is the current dime, or ten-cent piece, of the United States. Struck by the United States Mint continuously since 1946, it displays President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and was authorized soon after his death in 1945.