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1916-D · Mercury Dime · 10C
VF-30
Denver · 264,000 struckPCGS #4906
PCGS guide at VF-30
$7,500
Priced from recent sold listings

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Every US dime, quarter and half dollar made in 1964 or earlier is 90% silver. Count what you've got — this is just the metal, before any collector even looks at it.

Silver value
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Melt value at the silver spot price. A collectible date is usually worth considerably more than melt.

The same coin, four very different numbers

Condition decides most of a coin's value, and a worn one and a sharp one look nearly identical to the untrained eye. This is one 1916-D Mercury dime across the grading scale.

Good 4–6
$1,750–2,250
Heavily worn, date readable
Very Fine 20–35
$6,000–8,500
Moderate wear, clear detail
About Unc 50–58
$12,500–17,000
Barely circulated
Mint State 65
$38,500–45,000
Never spent, full luster

A mint mark is a single letter about a millimetre tall. On the right coin it's the difference between melt value and every figure above. It's the first thing we read.

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