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Here are 10 U.S. dimes that may have some additional value due to their rarity or uniqueness, listed from oldest to newest: 10 Valuable U.S. Dimes Still in Circulation 1. 1965 Roosevelt Dime, No ...
In 2016, one of these rare dimes sold at auction for $1,997,50. 1873-CC MS65 No Arrows Liberty Seated Dime. Another no arrows dime worth a pretty penny is the 1873-CC MS65 No Arrows Liberty Seated ...
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 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. The vast majority of Roosevelt Dimes are worth ...
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]
The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury.
He specifically names 1913 Liberty Head nickels, 1804 silver dollars, as well as Morgan design 1893 San Francisco mint dollars, as coins to watch out for, in part because of their unique ...
The Seated Liberty design remained standard on all American coins ranging from half dimes to half dollars for decades, but by 1879 — the year after the Bland-Allison Act caused a drastic curtailment in the mintages of Seated Liberty half dollars, quarters, and even dimes until 1883, there was increased criticism and calls for its replacement ...