No. It's plated.
No such coin exists. Dimes were struck in silver prior to 1965 and 1965-present in copper-nickel, along with special silver proof sets dated 1992-present in 90% silver. The US mint has never released a gold dime.
A dime is a conductor of electricity because it is made of metal. Metal objects like dimes allow electric current to flow through them easily.
The U.S. doesn't make gold clad coins. If you have a Sacagawea or Presidential dollar with a golden color, it's actually made of brass and is only worth $1. Anything else you get, such as a gold-colored dime or quarter or penny, has been plated either for use in jewelry or as a novelty. The plating is extremely thin, often only a few atoms in depth. It would cost more to remove the gold than it's worth.
A quarter is heavier than a dime because it is made of a larger amount of metal. Quarters are larger in size and have a greater weight due to their composition of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel, while dimes are smaller and made of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel.
Gold is always going to be heavier than silver, its the amount of it in the ring that will determine the weight.
The gold dime was made in June of 1938 and was discontinued in August of the same year. Only 300 dimes were made.
US dimes were never made of gold.
No. US Dimes dated 1965 and later, were all made from a copper-clad alloy. The dime you have is gold-plated.
U.S. dimes have never been made of gold, nor were there any gold coins minted in the 1960s. What you have is a gold-plated dime, not worth anything to collectors above face value.
No. U.S. dimes were never made of gold. A gold coin from the same time, and of similar size, was the $2 1/2 gold piece.
It's plated or just looks like gold. The US never made gold dimes. No gold coins with a denomination of less than one dollar have ever been made by a U.S. Mint. With a date of 1911 it's a Barber dime and is worth about $3.00 for the silver in it.
Ten cents - it's not real gold, it's plated. The US never made gold dimes.
It's plated. The US never made gold dimes. No gold coins of less than one dollar have ever been made.
Its only 10 cents.
It's an ordinary dime that's plated, and not made of real gold. The US has never made a gold coin with such a low denomination. For one thing, gold was a few hundred dollars an ounce back in the 70's so 10¢ worth would require a pair of tweezers to pick up!
first of all i dont know second, i want to ask this question: How would you know it is a 1920 mercury dime if the obverse was a penny? It sounds like you have a magician's coin made by cutting apart both a dime and a penny, and hollowing out one side of the penny so the dime side snaps into the penny side. It's interesting but has no value to a coin collector.
Average value is $3.00-$5.00.