Value of 1940 to 1945 Mercury Dimes

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[keithwhite]

I have a 1940 mercury dime in excellent condition.

[damianowarren]

I have the 1945 mercury dime right now

[danavipuzzles]

Roosevelt dimes had the same amount of silver in them as Mercury dimes until 1964. It's only from 1965 and onwards that the Roosevelt dimes were made without any silver. Since Roosevelt dimes from 1946-1964 had less circulation than Mercury dimes, they tend to have less wear and tear and thus have more silver in them, whereas Mercury dimes usually have a tad less silver due to wear and tear. Nevertheless, Mercury dimes are more of a favorite coin among stackers and collectors and thus usually have a slightly higher premium -- both when buying and when selling -- compared to Roosevelt dimes, and that being despite them having slightly less silver in them due to wear and tear.

The accepted melt value for junk silver is .715 ozt per $1 face value, and that factors in the silver loss from wear and tear. So, if you have 10 silver dimes, that's $1 face value. If the spot price today for silver is $20, then you multiply $20 x .715 = $14.30. Since there are 10 dimes in a dollar, you then divide $14.30 by 10 and thus each dime has a melt value of $1.43 (based on a $20 silver spot price). When buying them, the premium over the past few years has gotten exceptionally high. If you want to buy a single dime, it will cost you at least $4-5. If you buy in bulk, you'd be getting an exceptional deal if you find them for under $2 per dime. When selling, you can usually get 10-20% premium over the melt value, so perhaps $1.60-$1.75 per dime. Most dealers won't be too interested in buying them from you unless you have a sizable quantity of them (e.g. at least $10 face value / 100 dimes, for example).

P.S. Scratches, dents, etc. don't matter much when buying and selling these in bulk quantities. It only matters if you're specifically interested in buying and selling coins with little to no wear on them, in which case the premiums will be slightly higher. Unless they are in mint condition, there's no need to keep them in a case. I have hundreds of these, some of which are in very worn condition, and some are in much better condition than the ones in your video, and I keep them all mixed in together. That's part of the beauty of constitutional / junk silver, you can enjoy it and don't need to be too careful with it as far as scratching it up, unless you have a particularly rare coin or one that's in mint condition.

[twintwin]

So, as unbelievable as it may sound
I have a 1945 mercury micro s proof with full bands. I've tried to see if they made proofs for this particular coin and I haven't found that they have, so, do I have something here?

[terrymartin]

I have a 1936, 40, 41 can I send ASAP to get them graded PSA

[evorawelch]

Do you know if anyone wants a 1945 Mercury dime please contact me it is in excellent condition

[khalilameur]

Salut mon ami j'ai beaucoup de pièces Monet américain je veux le vendre envoyé moi ton numéro et j'ai envoyé les photos ou vidéos