The kind with arrows is the more common of the two. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Circulated specimens of the famous 1916-D retail for about $1000 to $6000 depending on the amount of wear.
The value of a Mercury silver dime varies depending on the year and condition. At a bare minimum they start at close to $1.85 each.
A modern dime is 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
A meter is a unit of length, not weight.
Half of a dime is a Nickel and the chemical symbol is Ni.Nickel - Chemical Symbol: Ni
Post new question, two different Seated Liberty dimes exist dated 1853, one with arrows at the date an one without and the values are very different.
Yes, it's the "Variety 3-Arrows at Date". It was struck at the Philadelphia & New Orleans Mints.
Assuming no arrows or a mint mark in "good" retail is $25.00-$35.00
That's off by about 65 years. Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 to 1945. A dime from 1853 would be called a Liberty dime or Liberty Seated dime.
$65
The 1853 Liberty Seated Dime with arrows at date is the highest mintage (12,078,010) of the entire series of coins. If the coin is a Mint State example most fall into the grades of MS-60 to MS-63 with retail values of: MS-60 $250.00/ MS-61 $390.00/ MS-62 $480.00/ MS-63 $600.00
Please tell me the denomination of the coin - that is, is it a dime, quarter, half-dollar, etc. I will be able to relay its value once I am aware of its denomination and mint state.
Retail values for G-4 to VF-20 are $13.00-$25.00/EF-40 $47.00/ AU-50 to AU-58 $132.00-$210.00/ Mint state starts at $252.00
There was a Mercury dime made in 1916 and it is very valuable. The one with the liberty head is less valuable but still in the $5 range on average.
From $25-$350US depending on condition.
As of 12/2008, price ranges are as follows. If your coin has an "O" mint mark it may be worth about 10% more in each condition. well-worn: $15 moderately worn: $29 almost uncirculated: $132
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