It's hard even for some experienced collectors to grade a coin at this level. To date, very few have been certified at MS-68 and none have been graded higher. If you think you have a coin that will grade MS-68, send it in to a third-party grading service. The criteria required for a MS-68 coin is very subjective.
September 5, 2009 The values of the 1940-S Full Band Mercury dime are as follows: Uncirculated values:MS60......................$12 MS61......................$13 MS62......................$14 MS63......................$19 MS64......................$29 MS65......................$68 MS66......................$110 MS67......................$425 MS68......................$1530
Dancing on a Dime - 1940 was released on: USA: 1 November 1940
If you have a 1940 Roosevelt dime it is fake. The Roosevelt dime was not produced by the US Mint until 1946.
They don't exist, the first Roosevelt dime was 1946. With a date of 1940 the dime is a MERCURY dime and is common with average values of $1.00-$3.00 depending on condition.
Ten cents was the value of the dime in 1940.
Average retail value for the grade is $475.00. But to get even near that price, it would have to be slabbed by one of the top 3 grading services.
It's worth at least $2 for its silver content, and possibly more depending on condition.
1940 dime were only made from 90% silver. See the related question below for more information.
If it is a circulated dime, then it is worth about $1.00, mostly depending on the value of silver
A 1940 Mercury dime (not Liberty) is very common. If it shows any wear, the value is just for the silver, about $1.90.
Priceless. No barber dimes were minted anywhere near 1940.
90% silver, 10% copper.