That would be pretty difficult to have because U.S. dimes have been made of copper-nickel since 1965. Anything with a copper core (look at its edge) is worth only face value.
There were a few "transitional errors" in the mid-1960s during the changeover from silver to clad coinage; occasionally some silver blanks got mixed in with the clad ones. However that's extremely unlikely to have happened 20 years later.
The US has never made and never will make silver pennies. If a penny was silver it would be worth more than a dime.
The US has never made silver pennies. If they did they would be worth more than a dime! Your penny is probably silver plated and is used for jewelry or other decorations. It has no collector value and is no longer spendable.
In the 1960's, the US stopped making silver coins because of the value of the metal. For example, a silver dime's silver value is worth $2 and a silver quarter is $6. Silver dollars are worth $30. The U.S. was wasting a lot of money in silver coins and the silver value was rapidly increasing, so they had to stop. Another reason would be that people took the coins, melted it and sold it to a cash-for-gold type company. Also, they would ship or smuggle them to foreign countries which is illegal.
It is worth one-tenth of a US dollar, or otherwise known as ten cents.
current silver troy ounce value
what is the value for an American 1909 silver dime
The value is about $2.00 just for the silver.
For the answer, visit: http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1946-1964-Silver-Roosevelt-Dime-Value.html
The values is for the silver about $1.00
A US dime dated 1944 is a Mercury head dime, it's very common with a value of $2.00 just for the silver.
As of July 2013 all US 90% silver dimes at this time have a value of about $2.75 each.
A 1964 US dime is so common most are valued only for the silver at about a dollar.
Most are only valued for the silver, about $2.00.
If the coin has any wear the value is for the silver, about $2.00
The US does not use centavos as their currency.
There is no silver in a 1990 US dime.
8-24-11>>> As of today, US silver dimes are worth about $3.00 just for the silver.