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The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792 . The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation, being 0.705 inches (17.91 millimeters) in ...
Some 1965 Roosevelt Dimes, in excellent condition, can go for over $1,000, but most are worth 20 cents to $2.50, per the experts at Ned Ludd Coins. Those made of silver have sold for thousands of ...
Trime (Three-cent silver): 3¢, 1851–1873; Half dime: 5¢, 1792–1873; Twenty-cent piece: 20¢, 1875–1878; Silver dollar: $1.00, 1878–1904, 1921-28, 1934-1935; Gold dollar: $1.00, 1849–1889 (some early commemoratives were minted in this denomination) Quarter eagle: $2.50, 1792–1929 (some early commemoratives were minted in this ...
Before you go digging around in search of a 1975 dime, you should know this: Your chances of having the rare dime are about 1 in 1.4 million. There are a couple of reasons it is so valuable.
Half Dime 15.5 mm 1.24 g 1794–1873 Dollar 15 mm 1.67 gr 1849–1889 $5 American Gold Eagle 16.5 mm 3.11 g 1986–present $10 American Platinum Eagle 16.5 mm 3.11 g 1997–present Three Cent 17.9 mm 1.94 g 1865-1889 Dime (Clad) 17.91 mm 2.268 g 1965–present Dime 17.9 mm 2.5 g 1796–1964 $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle 18 mm 4.2 g 1796–1929 Small ...
The vast majority of Roosevelt Dimes are worth face value — 10 cents. But some of the rare varieties that include errors and other unique features sell for many thousands of dollars.
Though some have sold for thousands of dollars, in all likelihood any current ones still in rotation would only be worth $100 to $300 — which still isn’t too bad for some spare change — so ...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, after leading the United States through much of the Great Depression and World War II.Roosevelt had suffered from polio since 1921 and had helped found and strongly supported the March of Dimes to fight that crippling disease, so the ten-cent piece was an obvious way of honoring a president popular for his war leadership.