To set things straight, Mercury dimes were only minted from 1916 to 1945. Barber dimes (named for the designer, not a hair cutter) were made from 1892 to 1916 and Seated Liberty dimes were made before that.
You need to know the coins' dates and mint marks to have a reasonable idea of their value. There are some price guides linked below.
Please check again and post a new question. Mercury head dimes were made from 1916 to 1945.
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Look at the coin again There is no such coin. Cents were never made of silver. The Mercury head design was used on dimes. The Mercury head design was minted from 1916 to 1945.
Average values are $2.25 to $3.50 for most circulated 1938 Mercury head dimes.
There's no such coin. The "Mercury" head design was only used on dimes minted from 1916 to 1945. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Please check again and post a new question. Mercury head dimes were made from 1916 to 1945.
Dates/mintmarks (if any) are needed, post new question.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF LADY HEAD DIMES AND BUFFALO NICKELS WORTH TODAY? AND THE VALUE OF OF GOLD DOLLAR CIONS AND SILVER DOLLAR BILLS?
Look at the coin again There is no such coin. Cents were never made of silver. The Mercury head design was used on dimes. The Mercury head design was minted from 1916 to 1945.
Average values are $2.25 to $3.50 for most circulated 1938 Mercury head dimes.
Because the first Mercury dimes were first minted in 1916! Before that the dimes were called Liberty Head dimes, and before those there were Liberty Seated dimes.
There's no such coin. The "Mercury" head design was only used on dimes minted from 1916 to 1945. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Mercury Head dimes dated from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks (if any) are very common. Coins in average circulated condition have a retail value of $3.00
Values depend on the grade and mintmark of each coin and due to the possible number of coins involved, try this web site NumisMedia.com it's a free and has average values per grade for all the Mercury Head dimes.
There is no such thing as an 1899 mercury dime. Mercury dimes were not introduced until 1916. The Barber dimes that were in circulation in 1899 are made of 90% silver and are worth about $1.15 in metal value. The collector's value of the coin is highly variable, being affected by the condition the coin is in and the mint it was made at.
All Mercury Head dimes from 1940 to 1945 regardless of any mintmarks are considered very common, in average circulated condition they have the same retail values of $3.00. The silver value is about $1.60.
Yes, Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 to 1945 and contained 90% silver and 10% copper.