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Silver dime value

Which dimes are silver, and what they’re worth today

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Silver dime (1892–1964)0.07234 troy oz pure silver · 2.50 g

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Melt value is the value of the metal only. Dealers usually buy a little under melt and sell above it, and rare dates or high-grade coins can be worth much more to collectors.

Silver years	1964 and earlier
Types	Barber (1892–1916), Mercury (1916–1945), Roosevelt (1946–1964)
1965 and later	Copper-nickel clad, no silver

Every Barber, Mercury and Roosevelt dime (1892–1964) is 90% silver. Starting in 1965, dimes switched to copper-nickel clad and contain no silver.

How to tell if a dime is silver

Check the date. 1964 or earlier = silver. (Older Seated Liberty and early dimes are silver too, with slightly different specs.)
Look at the edge. A silver dime has a solid silver-colored edge. A clad dime shows a copper stripe.
Listen. Silver coins have a higher, longer “ring” when dropped on a hard surface.

Worth more than melt? Key dates to look for

Condition and rarity can make some coins worth far more than their metal. Here are the ones collectors look for:

1894-S BarberOnly 24 struck, all proofs. One of the most famous U.S. rarities.

1895-O Barber440,000 minted, very scarce in Mint State.

1916-D MercuryThe key date of the series: 264,000 minted.

1921 and 1921-D Mercury1,230,000 and 1,080,000 minted.

1942/1 and 1942/1-D MercuryOverdate varieties (a 2 punched over a 1). Look closely at the last digit.

Roosevelt (1946–1964)No true rarities. The lowest silver-year business-strike mintage is the 1955 (12,450,181).

Mercury dimes with fully split center bands on the reverse earn a “Full Bands” designation and a premium.
For Barber dimes, how much of the word LIBERTY shows on the headband drives the grade.

Mintages from PCGS CoinFacts and other standard references. Collector values depend on exact date, mint mark and grade, so check a current price guide, or ask us in our Discord.

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Common questions

Are 1964 dimes silver?

Yes. All 1964 dimes (Philadelphia and Denver) are 90% silver and contain 0.07234 troy oz of pure silver.

Are 1965 dimes silver?

No. Dimes dated 1965 and later were made for circulation in copper-nickel clad, with no silver.

How much silver is in a dime?

A 90% silver dime weighs 2.50 grams and contains 0.07234 troy ounces of pure silver.

Specs verified October 2026 against: PCGS CoinFacts. Live prices from gold-api.com, refreshed every minute.

Silver dime value

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Worth more than melt? Key dates to look for

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