There's no US dime called a "Victory" dime. All 1908 US dimes carry a portrait of Miss Liberty on the front and the words ONE DIME on the back. They're called Liberty dimes or more commonly "Barber" dimes after Charles Barber, the artist who designed them.
You may be confusing the coin with a 1908 Liberty Head coin that has the letter V on the back. The reason that coin is the size of a nickel is that it IS a nickel, and the letter V is the Roman numeral for 5, not an abbreviation for Victory.
There's more information at the Related Questions.
There's never been an Indian Head dime. A 1908 US dime has a picture of Miss Liberty.
about 10 cents
The value of a barber 1908 dime varies in value. A barber 1908 dime that is considered to be in poor condition is worth approximately $3.00, and one considered to be in perfect mint condition has values upwards of $170.00 and more.
The US discontinued its half-dime denomination in 1873.
Assuming the coin is circulated and has no mintmark, the 1908 Barber dime is a very common coin, for a coin in average circulated condition the values are $2.00-$8.00 retail.
Dime Bank Building was created in 1908.
Mercury dimes were made from 1916 to 1945. Your coin is called a Barber dime, after its designer Charles Barber. Please see the Related Question for more.
1908 is a common year Barber dime values for coins in average circulated condition is $2.00-$8.00
It's a common coin with average retail values of $3.00-$5.00 for most circulated coins.
There's no US dime called a "Victory" dime. All 1883 US dimes carry a portrait of Miss Liberty on the front and the words ONE DIME on the back. They're called Seated Liberty dimes because of the portrait. You may be confusing the coin with an 1883 Liberty Head coin that has the letter V on the back. The reason that coin is the size of a nickel is that it IS a nickel, and the letter V is the Roman numeral for 5, not an abbreviation for Victory.
the value of a dime is ten cents
Because the value of it is worth half the value of a dime.
Ten cents was the value of the dime in 1940.
A dime has a face value of 10 cents.