The current average value of a 1961 Mint set is $58.00. Issue price was $2.40.
If it's not a uncirculated or proof collectors coin in the mint package spend it.
A Mint issue Uncirculated coin set still in the original packaging has a average retail value of $50.00. Issue price was $2.40.
If it's from circulation, $1. If it's a proof or uncirculated coin in its original package, $3 to $6.
As of 12/2009 an uncirculated 1961 Roosevelt dime retails anywhere from $1.75 for a coin in MS-60 condition up to about $22 for one in MS-66
August 10, 2009 The 1961 Lincoln Cent is still a circulation coin and has a circulated value of about 1.5 cents due to its copper content. The uncirculated coin is valued from $6 to $12 in the low to mid-range grades. The Higher uncirculated grades command a value from $100 to $135.
A Mint issued uncirculated coin set has a current value of $8.00.
Only a high grade uncirculated coin will have more than face value so if it's dark just spend it.
A Mint issued 1984 Uncirculated coin set has a average value of $5.00. Issue price was $7.00
An Uncirculated $2.50 gold US coin is worth $425 in MS-60 uncirculated.
August 18, 2009 The Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin was issued in silve and in gold. In silver the uncirculated value is about $35. In gold the uncirculated value is about $230.
If the coin is uncirculated the retail value is about $4.25 if it's not, bullion value is $3.00 as of today.
Unless the coin is in uncirculated or proof condition (in which case it may be worth a couple of dollars), the value of a 1961 US dime is probably just the value of its silver content. As of Dec 5, 2008, that would be about 68 cents.