One pre-1965 silver dime weighs 2.5 grams. At 50 dimes to a roll, 50 times 2.5 equals 125 grams.
The weight of 50 dimes would depend upon when the dimes were minted. For dimes minted from 1873 to 1964 the weight of 50 of them would be 125 grams or 4.02 troy ounces. If the 50 dimes were minted from 1965 to 2009 then the weight of them would be 113.5 grams or 3.65 troy ounces.
Silver US dimes minted from 1873 to 1964 weighed 2.5 grams when new. The coins were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper, so they contain 2.25 gm of pure silver. Silver dimes with earlier dates weighed different amounts due to adjustments in the price of silver. When silver prices were deregulated and the composition of dimes, quarters, and halves was changed to copper-nickel, the weight of the dime was reduced to 2.27 grams to maintain the same diameter and thickness.
125 grams or 4.02 troy ounces.
The weight as issued is 26.73 grams.
.07234 oz of pure silver.
Roosevelt dimes from 1946 to 1964 are 90% silver. The ASW. (Actual Silver Weight) is 0.07234oz of pure silver.
The ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of all 90% US silver dimes is .07234oz
1964 and older US dimes contain 90% silver.
One pre-1965 silver dime contains 2.25 grams of silver (90% silver, 10% copper, total weight of 2.5 grams), and one roll contains 50 dimes, which makes 112.5 grams of silver per roll.
U.S. dimes dated 1964 and earlier contain 90% silver with 10% copper. Dimes dated 1965 and after contain absolutely no silver.
$2.42 currently (Feb 2012) Weight: 2.5 grams 90% silver 10% copper
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Dime minted before 1965 contain 90% silver. With a total weight of 2.5 grams, that makes 2.25 grams of silver per dime.
Sorry, no US dimes dated 1973 were struck in silver the last year for silver dimes was 1964.
Silver Roosevelt dimes are very common, if it shows any wear, value is just for the silver, about $2.00.
Beginning in1965, dimes were made without silver. Up to 1964, dimes were made of 90% silver. The nominal weight was 2.5 gm so 0.90 * 2.5 gm = 2.25 gm of pure silver.