This coin in MS-63 condition from the San Francisco Mint will likely command upwards of $2,100 at auction. Even a VG-8 coin will be worth as much as $80. If you’re hunting for 1901 dimes, make sure to seek out Mintmarks with the (S).

The most valuable 1902 dime is the New Orleans or San Francisco minted coin in MS-63 condition. If you have this coin in excellent (uncirculated) condition, you’re likely to see about $750 at auction.

Keeping up with the pattern of San Francisco Barber dimes being the most valuable, the 1903 dime in no exception. A 1903 Barber dime in certified MS-63 condition will likely bring a final bid of about $1,350 at auction.

The 1906 Barber dime is worth about $4 in good condition. Without details in the face and other parts of the coin. The melt value with silver spot price just over $25 is about $1.82. You’re paying less than $3 for a coin minted over 100 years ago. The better quality coins can get you upwards of $450 if it’s in uncirculated condition.

The 1907 Barber dime has two valuable mintmarks. The (S) and the (D) are both worth about $700 for dimes rated MS-63. The other two mintmarks are worth $190-$325 for similar MS-63 condition coins.

1909 only saw 14,481,000 Barber dimes produced from all the US Mint. This is less than most years where Philadelphia alone minted more than that. If you’re trying to build a collection of each coin from this series, you will need the 1909 Barber dime. With such low amounts produced and even fewer surviving this could prove more profitable over time.

The 1910 Barber dime is pretty average in my opinion. It isn’t very expensive compared to the previous year. An excellent quality coin, in about MS-63 condition is currently (as of 11/18/21) selling for $200. I suspect that’s a good value for what that coin could go for since Red Book values that coin at $600. On the low end, you should expect to pay as little as $4 for a G-4 rated coin.

The value of the 1911 Barber dime drops compared to the previous years. With the exception of the 1913 (S) dime, this trend of low priced Barber dimes continues until 1916. This could offer a good chance for a high quality Barber dime for less than $100. Even G-4 graded coins are worth just over three times the melt value of the silver content.

In 1913, the US Mint only produced Barber dimes at two locations, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Even with only two locations making these dimes, San Francisco only minted 510,000. This creates a bottleneck that drives the price up for investors who seek to collect all Barber dimes.

1914 saw more than 31,000,000 Barber dimes minted at three different mints with none of them producing less than two million dimes. This offers a good chance to buy uncirculated 1914 Barber dimes for $200 or so. It’s possible to find all three mintmarks in uncirculated condition for less than $400.

The 1915 Barber dime is the second to the last coin minted in this series. Having gained it’s name sake “Barber” from the designer Charles E. Barber. This year saw only two US Mints produce this dime. The first was Philadelphia and the other was San Francisco.

1917 ushers in the second year of the Mercury dime; the first year where it wasn’t produced with the Barber dime. The winged crown that adorns Liberty’s head is representative of the concept of “Liberty of Thought”. Sad that just over a hundred years later, we are making free exchange of ideas taboo.

1918 saw the US Mint produced 68,000,000 Mercury Dimes. This is the second most dimes produced to this point. Only surpassed by the previous year’s astonishing 91+ million dimes. This doesn’t last long though, in four years the mint won’t produce a single dime.This gives collectors a decent chance to find a coin in MS-63 condition or better at a price that many of us can afford.

The two mintmarked 1919 Mercury Dimes are worth $450 in MS-63 condition. If you’re willing to step down to an MS-60 dime, you’re looking at less than half that price. With so many coins being minted, it offers a good chance to find one that adds to your collection. You can find 1919 Mercury Dimes in G-4 condition for about $3. That’s an awesome price since the silver content is currently at $1.82 (Silver spot price is hovering around $25 as I write this).

By 1921, the depression that followed World War 1, was in full swing. The lack of economic growth limited the need for coinage and led to a drastic drop in production that year. The 1921 Mercury Dime only had 2,310,000 minted. That includes both the Philadelphia mint’s production and the Denver Mint’ production.

Following the depression after World War 1, the US mint only produced just over two million dimes in the two previous years combined (actually none in 1922), 1923 marks a dramatic increase in production. The Philadelphia Mint alone produced over fifty million Mercury dimes. This sudden increase in volume is reflected in the price to buy or sell a 1923 Mercury dime as well.

For a coin that has an extra mint producing it and almost half the volume of the previous year, it’s interesting that the 1924 Mercury Dime is worth slightly more. You can pick up a certified MS-63 coin for $100 to $525. The Denver mintmark and the San Francisco mintmark are the two most valuable mintmarks for this year dime.

There are a handful of years that produce high value coins within a specific series of coins. The 1926 Mercury Dime is one of those years. The San Francisco (S) minted coin in certified MS-63 condition will likely be able to get an asking price of $1,750 at auction. The Denver (D) minted version will drop down to about $275 for the same grade coin. What a different an (S) makes!

This is the second to last high priced Mercury dimes excluding errors. The 1927 (S) Mercury Dime in certified MS-63 condition should yield you about $550 at auction. This coin isn’t particularly special. There were over 30+ million dimes produced this year. With this dime getting closer to 100 years old, it could potentially go up in value. Over time coins are lost and/or damaged reducing the available supply to high end collectors.

The 1928 Mercury Dime is the end of a series of more valuable dimes. From 1928 onward the value for dimes drops unless it has an error. A Denver minted 1928 dime in uncirculated (MS-63) condition, will likely auction off for about $360. A Philadelphia or San Francisco minted coin in the same condition will likely go for $35-55.

The 1930 Mercury Dime without a mintmark (Philadelphia) in MS-63 condition is likely to fetch $150. Don’t stop here though. Keep reading about The Soviet Dime. It’s an interesting story that could explain why the 1930-D coin exist.

There’s not much fancy about the 1931 Mercury Dime. One interesting fact is this will be the last year dimes are made until the beginning of World War 2. A coin rated in MS-63 condition will likely yield about $150 at auction.

Following The Great Depression, the US started producing dimes after a two year hiatus. The price dimes can command seem to drop off in general. The 1934-D Mercury Dime lost some demand against the dimes that came prior. A high grade (MS-65) 1934-D uncirculated dime will only cost you $85 or so. An EF-40 graded dime will only cost you $8.

The trend continues for a few more years. The 1936-D in MS-63 condition, is worth approximately $40. Down from $50 for a similar 1935-D Mercury Dime. These dimes have a value of $2.75 for F-12. To put that in perspective, the silver content is worth approximately $1.82. That’s based on a $25 per ounce Silver spot price. This could be a good opportunity to get 90% silver US Minted coinage for an affordable price.

The 1937-D Mercury Dime drops another $10 in value compared to the 1936-D. An MS-63 dime with the Denver mintmark will likely cost about $40 at auction. The low cost for a F-12 condition will only cost you less than a dollar over spot (on Nov. 27, 2021).

The 1938-D Mercury Dime doesn’t drop in value compared to previous years. It does lose a little value, but a 1937-D Dime is worth about $30 and the 1938-D dime is worth about $28. This is under the assumption the coin is graded at MS-63.

If you find the 1942 Mercury Dime with the “42 over 41” Overdate error, either the non-minted Philadelphia version or the 1942-D, you’re sitting on a potentially decent high value coin. The non-mintmark Philadelphia version will likely get you upwards of $15,000 (Based on Red Book) and the Denver mintmark Mercury dime could potentially fetch $10,000 at auction. The standard variety of this years mintmarks in MS-63 condition will only get you $12. That error is the real win if you can find it!

1945 marks the end of an era for the Mercury Dime. The “Micro S” on the 1945-S Mercury Dime is the most collectable version this year. This famous coin can with the Micro-S be bought for $3 for a F-12 and only $40 for an MS-63 rated dime. At roughly $25 an ounce for the spot price of silver, the silver alone is worth about $1.82!

Any of the three mintmarks can bring you in (or cost you) $12 to $45. The lowest value mintmark for the 1949 Roosevelt is the Denver (D) mark. Then the Philadelphia coin with no mintmark; followed by the San Francisco mintmark demanding the highest value. These coins still contain silver so keep in mind, some of these Roosevelt dimes are worth almost $2 just in silver content.

I don’t normally feature coins under $20 for MS-63 or better. I mention the 1951 Roosevelt Dime because it’s close to that mark, but it also highlights how the volume of stamping out coins can drop the overall collector value. In 1951, the US government minted almost 200 million dimes! With San Francisco being the less minted dime in 1951, it is the highest in demand. You can find an MS-63 or better for under $20.

The 1963 Roosevelt Dime isn’t very impressive on it’s own. The value for a high grade (MS-63) coin is only about three times the silver value (as of 12/07/21). The real treasure to be hunted here is a double die error on the reverse. The 1963 dime without a mintmark and the double die error will make this coin worth about $25. That’s very attainable for most investors.  1964 sees a similar double die error that raises the asking price for a MS-63 coin to $100.

The 1964 Roosevelt Dime contributes another double die error on the reverse of the Denver minted coins. There are also variations of the 9 in the date having pointed or straight tails. If you want to sell or want to buy a 1964-D Double Die Reverse Dime you will be looking at a price of $100. 1964 dimes also mark the end of silver being used (with a few exceptions).