Mercury Dimes (1916-1945)
Current Numismatic Coin Values

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Mercury Dime Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
17.9 mm	2.50 g	1916-1945	.100 Cu .900 Ag	A.A. Weinman	Reeded
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Mercury Dime Numismatic Coin Values
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Coin values are presented as a price range for each date and grade listed below. The information below was last updated on June 28, 2011.

Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1916	22,180,080	3.80 - 5.70	4.80 - 7.20	5.60 - 8.40	9.60 - 14.40	18.00 - 27.00	24.00 - 36.00	34.40 - 51.60	46.40 - 69.60	132 - 198
1916D	264,000	1320 - 1980	2160 - 3240	3080 - 4620	4960 - 7440	6800 - 10200	11000 - 16500	14720 - 22080	17200 - 25800	38800 - 58200
1916S	10,450,000	4.00 - 6.00	7.40 - 11.10	12.00 - 18.00	20.00 - 30.00	22.40 - 33.60	36.80 - 55.20	48.00 - 72.00	73.60 - 110	640 - 960
1917	55,230,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.20 - 4.80	4.40 - 6.60	6.40 - 9.60	10.00 - 15.00	22.40 - 33.60	44.00 - 66.00	52.80 - 79.20	300 - 450
1917D	9,402,000	4.80 - 7.20	10.00 - 15.00	20.80 - 31.20	42.00 - 63.00	72.00 - 108	96.00 - 144	240 - 360	320 - 480	4520 - 6780
1917S	27,330,000	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	6.00 - 9.00	12.00 - 18.00	22.40 - 33.60	51.20 - 76.80	136 - 204	196 - 294	1012 - 1518
1918	26,680,000	4.88 - 7.32	4.60 - 6.90	9.60 - 14.40	27.20 - 40.80	33.60 - 50.40	56.00 - 84.00	76.00 - 114	92.00 - 138	1060 - 1590
1918D	22,674,800	3.04 - 4.56	5.20 - 7.80	10.40 - 15.60	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	84.00 - 126	168 - 252	252 - 378	22000 - 33000
1918S	19,300,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	8.80 - 13.20	19.20 - 28.80	30.80 - 46.20	76.80 - 115	184 - 276	292 - 438	5960 - 8940
1919	35,740,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	4.40 - 6.60	9.60 - 14.40	18.40 - 27.60	29.60 - 44.40	84.00 - 126	100 - 150	548 - 822
1919D	9,939,000	4.80 - 7.20	10.80 - 16.20	24.80 - 37.20	36.80 - 55.20	56.00 - 84.00	144 - 216	336 - 504	680 - 1020	30800 - 46200
1919S	8,850,000	3.04 - 4.56	8.40 - 12.60	16.00 - 24.00	33.60 - 50.40	56.00 - 84.00	144 - 216	360 - 540	528 - 792	11480 - 17220
1920	59,030,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	6.80 - 10.20	11.20 - 16.80	22.40 - 33.60	53.60 - 80.40	76.80 - 115	432 - 648
1920D	19,171,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.80 - 5.70	7.20 - 10.80	19.20 - 28.80	34.40 - 51.60	88.00 - 132	248 - 372	292 - 438	3800 - 5700
1920S	13,820,000	3.04 - 4.56	5.60 - 8.40	7.20 - 10.80	16.80 - 25.20	31.20 - 46.80	88.00 - 132	240 - 360	360 - 540	6600 - 9900
Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1921	1,230,000	57.60 - 86.40	92.00 - 138	208 - 312	420 - 630	668 - 1002	940 - 1410	1172 - 1758	1400 - 2100	3480 - 5220
1921D	1,080,000	96.00 - 144	160 - 240	304 - 456	528 - 792	800 - 1200	1060 - 1590	1320 - 1980	1600 - 2400	4160 - 6240
1923	50,130,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	3.28 - 4.92	5.60 - 8.40	12.00 - 18.00	22.40 - 33.60	33.60 - 50.40	38.40 - 57.60	272 - 408
1923S	6,440,000	3.04 - 4.56	6.60 - 9.90	15.20 - 22.80	60.00 - 90.00	80.00 - 120	128 - 192	300 - 450	460 - 690	5960 - 8940
1924	24,010,000	3.52 - 5.28	4.08 - 6.12	3.60 - 5.40	10.80 - 16.20	21.20 - 31.80	33.60 - 50.40	70.40 - 106	88.00 - 132	400 - 600
1924D	6,810,000	3.40 - 5.10	7.20 - 10.80	18.80 - 28.20	50.40 - 75.60	80.00 - 120	140 - 210	368 - 552	460 - 690	1092 - 1638
1924S	7,120,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.40 - 5.10	9.60 - 14.40	47.20 - 70.80	76.00 - 114	136 - 204	360 - 540	452 - 678	13400 - 20100
1925	25,610,000	3.52 - 5.28	3.84 - 5.76	4.40 - 6.60	8.80 - 13.20	12.80 - 19.20	22.40 - 33.60	60.00 - 90.00	96.00 - 144	792 - 1188
1925D	5,117,000	3.52 - 5.28	10.20 - 15.30	37.20 - 55.80	108 - 162	148 - 222	280 - 420	580 - 870	780 - 1170	2800 - 4200
1925S	5,850,000	3.20 - 4.80	6.20 - 9.30	14.80 - 22.20	68.00 - 102	80.00 - 120	148 - 222	380 - 570	560 - 840	3720 - 5580
1926	32,160,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.12 - 4.68	4.60 - 6.90	9.60 - 14.40	20.00 - 30.00	44.00 - 66.00	81.60 - 122	420 - 630
1926D	6,828,000	3.20 - 4.80	4.00 - 6.00	9.60 - 14.40	25.60 - 38.40	34.40 - 51.60	100 - 150	208 - 312	240 - 360	2000 - 3000
1926S	1,520,000	10.80 - 16.20	23.20 - 34.80	54.00 - 81.00	220 - 330	320 - 480	720 - 1080	1140 - 1710	1480 - 2220	5400 - 8100
1927	28,080,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	0.72 - 1.08	4.80 - 7.20	8.80 - 13.20	20.80 - 31.20	38.40 - 57.60	68.00 - 102	280 - 420
1927D	4,812,000	4.00 - 6.00	6.20 - 9.30	20.40 - 30.60	70.40 - 106	76.00 - 114	140 - 210	288 - 432	380 - 570	6800 - 10200
Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1927S	4,770,000	3.12 - 4.68	4.40 - 6.60	8.80 - 13.20	24.00 - 36.00	36.80 - 55.20	228 - 342	440 - 660	560 - 840	6080 - 9120
1928	19,480,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.80 - 5.70	12.80 - 19.20	22.00 - 33.00	38.40 - 57.60	50.40 - 75.60	276 - 414
1928D	4,161,000	3.20 - 4.80	9.20 - 13.80	20.40 - 30.60	50.00 - 75.00	68.00 - 102	140 - 210	252 - 378	368 - 552	2200 - 3300
1928S Large S	7,400,000	3.60 - 5.40	4.00 - 6.00	9.60 - 14.40	32.00 - 48.00	68.00 - 102	180 - 270	308 - 462	420 - 630	5200 - 7800
1928S Small S	Inc. Ab.	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	5.20 - 7.80	15.20 - 22.80	28.80 - 43.20	100 - 150	224 - 336	248 - 372	1600 - 2400
1929	25,970,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.60 - 5.40	8.00 - 12.00	16.80 - 25.20	22.40 - 33.60	28.00 - 42.00	140 - 210
1929D	5,034,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	6.40 - 9.60	12.00 - 18.00	16.80 - 25.20	21.60 - 32.40	24.00 - 36.00	28.80 - 43.20	180 - 270
1929S	4,730,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	4.00 - 6.00	6.00 - 9.00	16.00 - 24.00	26.00 - 39.00	33.60 - 50.40	56.00 - 84.00	448 - 672
1929S Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	7.20 - 10.80	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	32.00 - 48.00	48.00 - 72.00	72.00 - 108	112 - 168	148 - 222	920 - 1380
1930	6,770,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.12 - 4.68	2.80 - 4.20	5.60 - 8.40	10.40 - 15.60	20.80 - 31.20	38.40 - 57.60	44.00 - 66.00	460 - 690
1930S	1,843,000	3.20 - 4.80	3.84 - 5.76	5.20 - 7.80	15.20 - 22.80	36.00 - 54.00	65.60 - 98.40	97.60 - 146	132 - 198	548 - 822
1931	3,150,000	3.04 - 4.56	3.36 - 5.04	3.76 - 5.64	10.00 - 15.00	18.00 - 27.00	26.40 - 39.60	50.00 - 75.00	62.40 - 93.60	640 - 960
1931D	1,260,000	8.00 - 12.00	12.00 - 18.00	15.60 - 23.40	38.40 - 57.60	42.40 - 63.60	80.00 - 120	100 - 150	124 - 186	300 - 450
1931 Doubled Die Obv & Rev	Inc. Ab.	---	---	40.00 - 60.00	56.00 - 84.00	72.00 - 108	108 - 162	160 - 240	220 - 330	520 - 780
1931S	1,800,000	4.00 - 6.00	4.40 - 6.60	8.80 - 13.20	18.80 - 28.20	34.00 - 51.00	76.80 - 115	108 - 162	140 - 210	2000 - 3000
Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1931S Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	8.00 - 12.00	10.40 - 15.60	20.00 - 30.00	28.00 - 42.00	48.00 - 72.00	112 - 168	160 - 240	208 - 312	3080 - 4620
1934	24,080,000	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	5.20 - 7.80	8.00 - 12.00	23.20 - 34.80	26.40 - 39.60	28.80 - 43.20	104 - 156
1934D	6,772,000	3.67 - 5.51	3.28 - 4.92	6.00 - 9.00	11.20 - 16.80	22.00 - 33.00	40.00 - 60.00	48.00 - 72.00	52.00 - 78.00	256 - 384
1935	58,830,000	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.40 - 5.10	6.00 - 9.00	8.00 - 12.00	12.00 - 18.00	17.60 - 26.40	54.40 - 81.60
1935D	10,477,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	5.20 - 7.80	10.40 - 15.60	20.00 - 30.00	29.60 - 44.40	36.80 - 55.20	48.00 - 72.00	400 - 600
1935S	15,840,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.20 - 4.80	3.68 - 5.52	4.40 - 6.60	11.20 - 16.80	19.20 - 28.80	22.40 - 33.60	28.00 - 42.00	288 - 432
1936	87,504,130	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	5.20 - 7.80	7.20 - 10.80	12.00 - 18.00	14.80 - 22.20	67.20 - 101
1936 Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	6.40 - 9.60	12.00 - 18.00	20.00 - 30.00	28.00 - 42.00	40.00 - 60.00	80.00 - 120	104 - 156	---
1936D	16,132,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	3.44 - 5.16	6.80 - 10.20	13.60 - 20.40	22.40 - 33.60	28.80 - 43.20	35.20 - 52.80	232 - 348
1936S	9,210,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	3.44 - 5.16	4.80 - 7.20	10.00 - 15.00	16.00 - 24.00	24.00 - 36.00	26.40 - 39.60	70.40 - 106
1937	56,865,756	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.00 - 4.50	4.80 - 7.20	6.40 - 9.60	9.60 - 14.40	12.80 - 19.20	41.60 - 62.40
1937 Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	---	4.80 - 7.20	7.20 - 10.80	9.60 - 14.40	16.00 - 24.00	32.00 - 48.00	38.40 - 57.60	140 - 210
1937D	14,146,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	3.44 - 5.16	4.80 - 7.20	10.00 - 15.00	17.60 - 26.40	24.00 - 36.00	24.80 - 37.20	84.00 - 126
1937S	9,740,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	3.44 - 5.16	4.40 - 6.60	8.00 - 12.00	17.60 - 26.40	21.60 - 32.40	28.80 - 43.20	152 - 228
1937S Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	---	4.00 - 6.00	6.40 - 9.60	9.60 - 14.40	22.40 - 33.60	33.60 - 50.40	46.40 - 69.60	220 - 330
Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1938	22,198,728	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.00 - 4.50	6.00 - 9.00	10.40 - 15.60	12.00 - 18.00	12.80 - 19.20	64.00 - 96.00
1938D	5,537,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	4.00 - 6.00	4.80 - 7.20	9.60 - 14.40	14.40 - 21.60	19.20 - 28.80	20.00 - 30.00	49.60 - 74.40
1938S	8,090,000	3.28 - 4.92	3.28 - 4.92	3.44 - 5.16	4.00 - 6.00	9.60 - 14.40	16.80 - 25.20	22.00 - 33.00	23.20 - 34.80	128 - 192
1939	67,749,321	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.60 - 5.40	7.20 - 10.80	8.80 - 13.20	12.80 - 19.20	136 - 204
1939 Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	---	3.20 - 4.80	4.80 - 7.20	6.40 - 9.60	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	21.60 - 32.40	360 - 540
1939D	24,394,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	2.80 - 4.20	4.40 - 6.60	6.00 - 9.00	8.00 - 12.00	13.60 - 20.40	39.20 - 58.80
1939S	10,540,000	3.36 - 5.04	3.36 - 5.04	3.52 - 5.28	5.40 - 8.10	11.20 - 16.80	20.00 - 30.00	25.60 - 38.40	32.00 - 48.00	612 - 918
1940	65,361,827	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	8.80 - 13.20	12.80 - 19.20	38.40 - 57.60
1940D	21,198,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	4.40 - 6.60	4.00 - 6.00	6.40 - 9.60	10.40 - 15.60	15.60 - 23.40	38.40 - 57.60
1940S	21,560,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	4.40 - 6.60	3.60 - 5.40	6.80 - 10.20	10.00 - 15.00	13.60 - 20.40	76.00 - 114
1941	175,106,557	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	7.60 - 11.40	10.40 - 15.60	36.80 - 55.20
1941 Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	---	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	24.00 - 36.00	44.00 - 66.00	64.00 - 96.00	96.00 - 144	236 - 354
1941D	45,634,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.20 - 4.80	6.40 - 9.60	10.40 - 15.60	12.00 - 18.00	36.80 - 55.20
1941D Doubled Die Obv	Inc. Ab.	---	---	7.20 - 10.80	11.20 - 16.80	16.00 - 24.00	24.00 - 36.00	48.00 - 72.00	60.00 - 90.00	200 - 300
1941S Small S	43,090,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.60 - 5.40	5.60 - 8.40	8.00 - 12.00	11.20 - 16.80	36.80 - 55.20
Coin	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	-65FSB
1941S Large S	Inc. Ab.	4.00 - 6.00	6.40 - 9.60	12.00 - 18.00	20.00 - 30.00	48.00 - 72.00	88.00 - 132	116 - 174	140 - 210	340 - 510
1941S Doubled Die Rev	Inc. Ab.	3.60 - 5.40	4.00 - 6.00	4.00 - 6.00	4.80 - 7.20	6.00 - 9.00	14.40 - 21.60	20.00 - 30.00	28.00 - 42.00	68.00 - 102
1942	205,432,329	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	7.60 - 11.40	10.40 - 15.60	36.80 - 55.20
1942/41	Inc. Ab.	436 - 654	488 - 732	512 - 768	600 - 900	1028 - 1542	1800 - 2700	3200 - 4800	4480 - 6720	28000 - 42000
1942D	60,740,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.20 - 4.80	6.40 - 9.60	10.20 - 15.30	15.20 - 22.80	36.80 - 55.20
1942/41D	Inc. Ab.	432 - 648	480 - 720	520 - 780	660 - 990	1080 - 1620	2120 - 3180	3600 - 5400	4800 - 7200	21200 - 31800
1942S	49,300,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.60 - 5.40	7.60 - 11.40	12.80 - 19.20	14.40 - 21.60	116 - 174
1943	191,710,000	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	7.60 - 11.40	12.00 - 18.00	40.00 - 60.00
1943D	71,949,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.76 - 5.64	6.20 - 9.30	9.60 - 14.40	14.40 - 21.60	37.60 - 56.40
1943S	60,400,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.60 - 5.40	7.20 - 10.80	10.40 - 15.60	13.60 - 20.40	52.80 - 79.20
1944	231,410,000	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	7.60 - 11.40	11.20 - 16.80	60.00 - 90.00
1944D	62,224,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.76 - 5.64	6.00 - 9.00	12.00 - 18.00	16.00 - 24.00	36.80 - 55.20
1944S	49,490,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.20 - 4.80	6.00 - 9.00	12.80 - 19.20	16.80 - 25.20	40.00 - 60.00
1945	159,130,000	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	2.96 - 4.44	3.28 - 4.92	3.52 - 5.28	4.80 - 7.20	7.60 - 11.40	12.00 - 18.00	78.00 - 117
1945D	40,245,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.92 - 5.88	5.20 - 7.80	8.00 - 12.00	18.40 - 27.60	37.20 - 55.80
1945S	41,920,000	3.12 - 4.68	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	3.20 - 4.80	5.60 - 8.40	8.00 - 12.00	13.60 - 20.40	84.00 - 126
1945S micro S	Inc. Ab.	3.20 - 4.80	4.80 - 7.20	7.20 - 10.80	10.40 - 15.60	16.00 - 24.00	22.40 - 33.60	30.40 - 45.60	36.80 - 55.20	548 - 822