Liberty does not describe a dime. However, when most people refer to "liberty dimes" they are talking about dimes made before the 1940s. The best way to know how much silver is in your dime is to check the date. All dimes made before 1965 contain 90% silver. All dimes dated 1965 or later contain 0% silver.
Dimes are made of about 90 percent copper and 10 percent nickel. In the 19th century, dimes were made of mostly silver.
eight dimes make up what percent of a Dollar
Yes, many. > Any dime dated 1964 or earlier is made of a 90% silver alloy so its melt value is about 0.07 times the current price of 1 troy ounce of silver. > Early-date Roosevelt dimes and nearly all Mercury dimes have a collector value of at least $2 or $3. Mercury dimes' values can be considerably higher, depending on their date, mint mark, and condition. > Older dimes (Barber, Liberty seated, etc.) can bring a significant premium depending again on date, mint mark, and condition.
Yes, a lot of them, but silver dimes have been made from 1796 (with a few missing years) to 1964, so it depends dates, mintmarks and condition.
Its 10 percent (%), because there are 10 dimes in a dollar.
U.S. dimes have never been 40% silver, only 90%.
Dimes are made of about 90 percent copper and 10 percent nickel. In the 19th century, dimes were made of mostly silver.
1964 and before, dimes were made out of 90 percent silver. The same went for quarters and half dollars. And then the us mint made half dollars from 1965-1969 40 percent silver.
There is no such thing as a 1968 Liberty dime. Winged Liberty (Mercury) dimes stopped being minted in the mid-1940s. All 1968 dimes are Roosevelt Dimes, not silver, not rare, and are worth simply 10 cents unless in proof condition.
Bust type half dimes from 179 to 1837 contained 1.205 gm of silver. Seated Liberty half dimes from 1837 to 1852 contained just a tiny bit more at 1.206 gm. From 1853 to 1859 the silver content was reduced to 1.116 gm. Liberty nickels from 1883 to 1912 contain no silver.
In an internet auction these would be about $60.
Yes, but a year would helpful to say for sure. IE: the 1917 and 1944 Liberty Dimes have both silver and Mercury. Although all others I have seen are silver.
The Walking Liberty silver 50-cent piece is composed of 90 percent silver, and 10 percent copper. It was in production from 1916 to 1947, and weighs 12.5 grams.
Yes. They were made of 90% silver and 10% copper. Due to the silver they have a melt value of around $2.50. The total silver weight is 2.25 grams.
Liberty Seated Dimes were struck from 1837 to 1891
Yes.
The US never made 40%-silver dimes. All dimes up till 1964 were 90% silver. All circulating dimes 1965 and later are copper-nickel. Please post a new question with the coin's date and mint mark.