a 1917 us dime is called a mercury dime. its not that rare so it is worth about a dollar
A dime minted in 1925 has an image of a person resembling the roman god Mercury. Whaddaya mean "What does it look like?"
The 1917 Mercury dime is a common date for the series, values of average circulated coins run from $4.00 to $5.00.
A dime minted in 1925 has an image of a person resembling the roman god Mercury. Whaddaya mean "What does it look like?"
silver and small
The thickness of a dime.
The saying "look like a dime" typically means that someone looks very attractive or beautiful, akin to the high value of a dime. It's a compliment on the person's appearance.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
The style of dime at the time is known as a Barber dime. Pictures can be found by running a search through Google images.
You can find a picture of a 1936 liberty dime at the related link below.
A US dime dated 1867 is a Seated Liberty dime. To see one, in your search box type in Seated Liberty dime and click on images.
JFK was an infant in 1917 so there is no possible way his picture would have been on a dime. All dimes minted up to 1945 carry a picture of Miss Liberty. Dimes made after that have a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Please determine what you have and post a new question.