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2. 10 Most Valuable American Dimes in Circulation - AOL

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   When rifling through change or found coins, always make sure to put aside all pre-1965 Roosevelt dimes, which contain a 90% silver composition and are worth significantly more than their face value.

3. United States Seated Liberty coinage - Wikipedia

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   The Seated Liberty portrait designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage from 1836 through 1891. The denominations which featured the Goddess of Liberty in a Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, the half dollar, and until 1873 the silver dollar.

4. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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   Half Dime 15.5 mm 1.24 g 1794–1873 Dollar 15 mm ... 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g ... especially as the value of silver varied.

5. Twenty-cent piece (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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   [9] [10] Another purpose for a large issue of silver coins, regardless of denomination, was to retire the fractional currency—low-value paper money or "shinplasters". Congress passed legislation in 1875 and 1876 for large quantities of silver coins for this purpose. [11] The father of the twenty-cent piece was Nevada Senator John P. Jones ...

6. 10 Rare Roosevelt Dimes Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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   Check Out: 10 Rare Coins Expected To Soar in Value in the Next Five Years. For You: 3 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000. ... 1946 Type 1 Silver Roosevelt Dime Regular Strike: Sold ...

7. Dime (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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   Thus dimes are made small and thin. The silver percentage was increased to 90.0% with the introduction of the Seated Liberty dime; the use of a richer alloy was offset by reducing the diameter from 18.8 millimeters (0.740 inches) to its current figure of 17.9 millimeters (0.705 inches). [3] With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1965, the dime ...

8. Trade dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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   In early 1875, Congress passed the Specie Redemption Act, allowing the Treasury to pay out silver coins in exchange for paper currency. That act, combined with a drop in the price of silver, caused hoarded or exported silver coins to reappear in commerce within the United States. [31] Many trade dollars were reimported, especially to California ...

9. A Rare Dime Just Sold for More Than Half a Million Dollars ...

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   Three sisters in Ohio just sold a rare dime for $506,250 during an online auction. The mother and brother of the sisters (who wish to remain anonymous) purchased the coin in 1978 for $18,200.