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It depends on the current price of silver. Old silver dimes contain about 1/14 of a troy ounce of silver, so if for example silver is $42/oz, a silver dime is worth about $3 so it would take 30 new dimes to buy an old one.
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How many silver dimes does it take to equal 1 ounce silver?
14 silver dimes equal just little more than 1 troy oz. Each coin has .07234 oz of pure silver.
How many dimes would it take to equal 1 pound?
Assuming you're referring it US dimes, it depends on their dates. Dimes made since 1965 weigh 2.27 gm each and a pound is 453.6 gm so it would take 453.6 / 2.27 = 200 modern dimes. Older dimes weighed 2.5 gm so it would take 453.6 / 2.5 = 181.5 (approximately)
How many silver dollars does it take to make a silver bar?
A half, a quarter, 27, 434, one, etc. There is no set weight for silver bars and they range in size from a gram or less (about 1/25th of a silver dollar) all the way to multiple kilograms (several hundred silver dollars).
How many silver quarters does take to equal one ounce of silver?
US silver quarters weighed 6.25 gm. If you're referring to standard American weights, 1 ounce is 28.35 gm so it would take just under 5 quarters to equal an ounce. If you're referring to silver weight, the coins were 90% silver (i.e. 5.625 gm of pure metal) and a troy ounce is about 31.1 gm so you'd need about 5½ quarters to yield a troy ounce of silver.
How many buffalo nickels does it take to get 1 ounce of silver?
It's impossible to get any silver from buffalo nickels. They were all minted from the same metal, an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.The ONLY US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945. They were made of an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. These coins are distinguished by a large mint mark letter over the dome of Monticello on the back.
How many dimes does it take to make 50 dollars?
Dime = 0.1 dollars 50 dollars/0.1 dollars = 500 dimes
How much does a dime weigh in ounces?
Coins are normally weighed in grams, not ounces. Silver dimes normally weighed 2.5 grams when new. Divide by 28.35 for ounces.Silver is sold by the troy ounce = 31.1 grams And silver dimes are only 90% silver. So adjust accordingly. It would take 13.82222... dimes to equal one troy ounce of silver. You may want to check my math.
What is the value of a 1964 silver dime?
A 1964 dime is not rare enough to be of interest to collectors, so it is worth the value of the silver contained in it. Silver dimes only contain 0.07234 ounce of silver, which was about 80 cents worth of silver at the time this answer was made. If you take it to a dealer at this time, you would have been offered 65-70 cents for it. The price of silver is increasing and is likely greater now. See the related link below for the current value of a 1964 dime.
How many silver dimes does it take to equal 1 ounce silver?
14 silver dimes equal just little more than 1 troy oz. Each coin has .07234 oz of pure silver.
How many dimes and nickels combined does it take to make twenty dollars?
Anywhere from two nickels and 199 dimes to 398 nickels and one dime with a few hundred combinations in between.
How much does a silver dime weigh in ounces?
There are 14.5833333 troy ounces in a pound of 90 silver dimes, because it's a pound of silver. It wouldn't matter if it was 40 silver quarters or 25 half dollars, it's still just a pound. There are 6.51 Troy ounces in 90 Mercury dimes. eD
How many us silver dimes pre 1965 in a pound?
Pre-1965 silver dimes weigh 2.5 gm, assuming minimal wear. A pound is 453.6 gm. Grab your calculator and take it from there.
How many pennies nickels dimes and quarters does it take to make 61 cents?
(2) quarters, (1) dime and (1) penny = 61 cents.
How many dime would weigh eight pounds?
A dime weighs a total of 2.268 grams each, so if there are 454 grams in a pound it would take 200 dimes to weigh the equivalent of 1 pound.
What is the value of a 1960 US dime?
1960 is not a rare date for Roosevelt dimes. Circulated, its value is determined by the fact that it's made of 90% silver. The price of silver changes a lot, so the best way to determine its melt value is to take the current price of silver and multiply it by 0.072.
How many dimes does it take to make a Troy ounce of silver?
14 date's between 1875-1964. hope this helps
What is the value of a 1960 silver liberty dime with president Johnson on one side?
It can't be a liberty dime (1960) with President Johnson on the face. Presidents are only put on money after they have died. President Johnson didn't take office until 1963. Liberty Dimes have a picture of Miss Liberty on them and were last made in 1945. Dimes minted from 1946 to the present have a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt on them. If that's what you have, as of 07/2011 it's worth about $4 for its silver content.
