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The US hasn't made dimes or quarters out of silver since 1964, when the price of silver was deregulated and these coins became worth much more for their metal value than for spending.
Any that turn up in change today are worth at least 8 to 12 times their face value depending on the current price of silver, possibly more for an older collectible coin. Rather than spending them people take them out of circulation and sell them.
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What is the meltdown price of a silver dime?
With silver at $41.39 per ounce, as of 9-10-11 a 90% silver dime has a Melt Value of $3.99.
What is the value of a 1 902 silver dime?
1902 and 1907 silver dimes
What was the spot price of silver in 1964?
$1.29 per ounce there are 0.18 troy oz (5.6 grams) of silver in a 1964 quarter. Therefore one ounce culd make about 5 quarters. After the price of silver was deregulated in the mid-1960s it cost the mint more than 25 cents to mint a quarter and more than 10 cents to mint a dime, which is why they stopped using silver and started using copper and nickel.
What is the value of a 1985 silver dime?
No such coin exists. Silver dimes were produced for circulation dated 1964 and earlier. Silver proof sets started being sold to collectors starting in 1992. There is no 1985 dated silver dime.
What is the value of a 1947 eisenhowr silver dime?
It is FDR on the dime, not Eisenhower. All Roosevelt dimes are common and only worth silver melt value. At the time of writing it is around $2.25 or so in silver.
What date has to be on a quarter or dime in order to be silver?
1964 or earlier
What American breed is said to turn on a dime and toss you back nine cents change?
The American Quarter Horse.
What year did they quit adding silver to the American quarter?
The last year the American half dollar, quarter, or dime where made of silver, for general circulation, was 1964.
How do you distinguish the silver coin?
You can tell a coin is silver by either looking at the edge and finding it a uniform silver color (with no darker colors) or by finding a dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar with a date from before 1965. They now make silver versions of the dime, quarter and half, but only in proof sets.
Why is 1999 silver proof set worth so much?
Because of the silver content in the dime, quarter(s) and half dollar.
What dime is worth 2million?
There might not be a dime that is 2 million but there might be because back then there was silver coin if you look on the side of it it copper or silver
How to describe sliver?
Silver is basically gold well it feels like gold but its silver definitely looks like silver so yeah and the dime is silver along with the quarter.
What valuable coin do you have the best chance of finding in your pocket?
Either a "wheat penny", silver dime, silver quarter, silver half dollar, half dollar, dollar, bicentenial quarter half-dollar dollar, error coin
Are all dime prior to 1965 silver?
Yes. All U.S. dimes (quarter and half dollars) dated before 1965 are 90% silver.
On what coins are there presidents on them?
penny nickel dime quarter kennedy 1/2 dollar eisenhower silver dollar
Is a 1966 bahamian quarter silver?
how much does it cost
What is the silver composition of us quarters and dimes?
If the quarter or dime is dated 1964 or earlier, it's 90% silver with 10% copper. If it's dated 1965 or later, there is absolutely no silver in it.
