It is 90% silver, 10% copper.
90% silver and 10% copper
7-2-11>>> The last Mercury dime was struck in 1945. A 1958 dime is a Roosevelt dime (1946 to date) and is common, most are only valued for the silver, about $2.00
If it's 1922, that makes it a Mercury dime, not a Barber, though the silver content is the same either way. Dimes at that time contained 90% silver, which was 2.25 grams.
It's a common date, worth about $2 for its silver content.
A 1964 dime is made of 90% silver and 10% copper, known as a "silver dime" because of its silver content. These dimes were the last to be minted with silver before the composition changed to a copper-nickel alloy in 1965.
It's worth just over $2 for the silver.
It's currently worth about $2 for the silver.
Yes, this is the Roosevelt design- introduced in l945 and still in use with non-silver content. The Mercury dime over its life-span was all silver- that is .900 fine.
An pre-1965 U.S. dime weighs 2.5 grams total. The silver content of pre-1965 dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars is 90% silver by weight, so there is 2.25 grams of silver in an unworn, uncirculated pre-1965 U.S. dime.
It's worth about $2.30 for its silver content.
A 1956 Canadian dime is worth approximately 2 dollars.
If it's dated 1964 or earlier, it contains 90% silver with 10% copper. If it's dated after 1964, it contains no silver.