IF it's dated 1960 to 1964 the coin is 90% silver. As of 03/2010 it's worth about $1.25 - $1.50 for its metal content.
1965 and later dimes are made of copper-nickel and have no added value in circulated condition.
Nothing. There is no such thing. The most silver any dime has is 90%. This is most likely what you have.
If your dime is dated 1960 through 1964, its original weight was 2.5 gm and it's made of 90% silver. That means it contains 2.25 gm of silver which is worth about $1.20 in late 2009.If it's dated 1965 or later it's copper-nickel, not silver, and is worth 10 cents.
If it has any wear at all the value is for the silver only about $1.00. A uncirculated 1942 dime is about $2.50
If the coin has any wear. The value is just for the silver, about$1.50.
If it is a US dime, it isn't silver. Silver stopped being used in dimes after 1964, so any dime dated 1965 or later is struck in copper-nickel and are only worth face value.
All silver Roosevelt dimes are common, if it has any wear at all value is for the silver, about $1.25
Yes, the coin is 90% silver and contains just over 2 grams of silver.
No, no US dimes dated 1976 contain any silver at all.
If the coin has any wear the value is for the silver, about $2.00
It depends on when it was minted. Modern dimes don't contain any silver, but up till 1964 all US dimes were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. When the price of silver shot up in the 1960s the Mint was forced to remove silver from circulating coins, so all circulating dimes and quarters dated 1965 and later, and halves and dollars dated 1971 and later, have no silver in them.
Yes. The 1962 Roosevelt dime is 90% silver.
There is no silver in a 1990 US dime.