Barber, Mercury and Roosevelt dimes up to 1964 are made of 90% silver and 10% copper. When new, they weighed 2.5 gm so that means they contained 2.25 gm of silver.
The series of US "MERCURY" coins are dimes not dollars, post new question.
1964 and older US dimes contain 90% silver.
Sorry, no US dimes dated 1973 were struck in silver the last year for silver dimes was 1964.
1935 Mercury Head dimes are common date coins. Most are only valued for the silver. Today it's $1.32.
Silver dimes were last minted in 1964 in the US.
US silver dimes weigh 2.5 grams, dimes dated 1965 to date weigh 2.27 grams.
The 1944 Mercury dime was issued from all three US Mints.
All pre-1965 US quarters and dimes are 90% silver.
This is a very common date for Mercury dimes. If it has any wear at all the value is for the silver, about $2.00.
> The famous "Mercury" design appears on dimes minted from 1916 to 1945, not dollars.> No circulating US coins were made of pure silver. It's too soft, so they were always part copper.Please post a new question with the coin's date and mint mark.
US dimes were struck in silver from 1796 to 1964.
US dimes were made of silver starting with the very first dimes back in 1796, and continued as such through 1964.