Mercury Head Dimes: Study Mercury Head Dime Prices and Trends Since 1950.

Mercury Head Dimes Value Trends

This is the entry page for Mercury Head Dimes historic value trends. Retail level Mercury Dime prices from 1950 to the present are reported for individual coins of this series. The data is organized in tabular format. There is one table for each dime.

You may use the links directly below to quickly navigate to the value table of interest to you. There is one table for each and every date. Naturally, the 1916-D Mercury Head Dime generates the most traffic, for it is the key date of the entire group.

To learn more about the origin of this popular collector dime, we refer you to a brief description of Mercury Head Dimes.

Should you wish to study another US coinage type, then you'll want to return to the Coin Value Tables main page.

MERCURY DIMES

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1916 1916-D 1916-S 1917
1917-D 1917-S 1918 1918-D
1918-S 1919-1925 1926-1929 1930-1936
1937-1941 1942-1945

See important note below for explanation of grading standards.

1916 Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends

Mintage: 22,180,080

Year VG-8 F-12 VF-20 XF-40 AU-50 MS-60 MS-63 MS-65 MS-65 FSB MS-67 MS-67 FSB

1950 0.20 0.25 0.50 0.55 0.65 0.85 --- --- --- --- ---

1955 0.30 0.50 0.55 0.65 0.80 1.50 --- --- --- --- ---

1960 0.30 0.50 0.70 1.25 1.75 2.75 --- --- --- --- ---

1965 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.50 2.50 7.50 --- --- --- --- ---

1970 0.50 1.00 1.35 2.50 4.00 10.00 --- --- --- --- ---

1975 0.70 1.25 1.75 5.00 10.00 30.00 --- --- --- --- ---

1980 3.00 3.25 4.50 7.50 15.00 25.00 --- --- --- --- ---

1985 2.00 3.25 6.00 10.00 15.00 32.00 --- --- --- --- ---

1990 2.25 4.00 6.25 9.25 13.75 20.00 35.00 150 200 --- ---

1995 2.50 4.50 6.00 9.00 17.50 25.00 42.50 90.00 115 --- ---

2000 3.25 5.25 6.00 9.25 19.00 25.00 40.00 90.00 125 --- 375

2002 4.00 5.25 6.00 9.25 20.00 27.50 40.00 90.00 125 --- 950

2005 5.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 22.50 34.00 47.50 100 150 675 1050

2007 5.00 7.00 8.00 12.50 27.50 35.00 50.00 100 150 675 1000

Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�

Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007

Year VG-8 F-12 VF-20 XF-40 AU-50 MS-60 MS-63 MS-65 MS-65 FSB MS-67 MS-67 FSB

1950 5.81 6.02 4.98 5.63 6.79 6.74 --- --- --- --- ---

1980 1.91 2.88 2.15 1.91 2.27 1.25 --- --- --- --- ---

1995 5.95 3.75 2.43 2.78 3.84 2.84 1.36 0.88 2.24 --- ---

2002 4.56 5.92 5.92 6.21 6.58 4.94 4.56 2.13 3.71 --- 1.03

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1916-D	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 264,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	6.50	15.00	25.00	50.00	70.00	100	---	---	---	---	---
1955	25.00	45.00	60.00	80.00	100	150	---	---	---	---	---
1960	50.00	100	125	210	250	350	---	---	---	---	---
1965	130	200	225	450	525	750	---	---	---	---	---
1970	125	185	310	500	550	675	---	---	---	---	---
1975	125	225	275	375	425	550	---	---	---	---	---
1980	400	550	725	1000	1250	2000	---	---	---	---	---
1985	425	775	1100	1575	1750	2300	---	---	---	---	---
1990	500	850	1500	2000	3000	3750	5000	9300	17500	---	---
1995	600	1200	1600	2500	3750	4300	5000	11000	15000	---	---
2000	750	1250	1500	2500	4000	4750	5500	16000	35000	---	75000
2002	750	1250	1500	2500	4000	4750	5500	16000	40000	---	110000
2005	1250	2000	3000	4000	5750	8000	12500	25000	50000	---	145000
2007	1750	3000	4500	6250	10000	15000	17500	30000	60000	45000	150000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	10.31	9.74	9.54	8.84	9.10	9.19	---	---	---	---	---
1980	5.62	6.48	7.00	7.02	8.01	7.75	---	---	---	---	---
1995	9.33	7.93	9.00	7.93	8.52	10.97	11.00	8.72	12.25	---	---
2002	18.47	19.14	24.57	20.11	20.11	25.86	26.05	13.40	8.45	---	6.40

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1916-S	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 10,450,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.30	0.50	0.75	1.25	1.50	1.75	---	---	---	---	---
1955	0.45	0.75	1.00	1.50	2.00	2.50	---	---	---	---	---
1960	0.50	1.00	1.50	3.00	4.50	7.25	---	---	---	---	---
1965	1.00	1.50	2.25	5.00	7.50	13.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	2.00	3.65	4.75	7.50	10.00	20.00	---	---	---	---	---
1975	2.00	4.00	6.00	9.00	12.50	30.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	4.75	6.50	13.00	17.50	35.00	---	---	---	---	---
1985	3.75	6.00	7.50	13.00	20.00	45.00	---	---	---	---	---
1990	4.00	5.25	9.25	15.00	20.00	32.50	67.50	225	700	---	---
1995	4.00	6.00	9.00	15.00	20.00	35.00	60.00	350	600	---	---
2000	4.00	6.50	8.00	15.00	20.00	35.00	60.00	225	600	---	---
2002	4.00	6.50	8.00	15.00	20.00	35.00	60.00	225	600	2000	10000
2005	5.00	10.00	12.50	20.00	25.00	40.00	60.00	250	725	1400	14000
2007	6.00	12.50	15.00	27.50	30.00	40.00	60.00	250	725	1350	12250
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	5.40	5.81	5.40	5.57	5.40	5.64	---	---	---	---	---
1980	2.60	3.65	3.15	2.81	2.02	0.50	---	---	---	---	---
1995	3.44	6.31	4.35	5.18	3.44	1.12	0.00	-2.76	1.59	---	---
2002	8.45	13.97	13.40	12.89	8.45	2.71	0.00	2.13	3.86	-7.56	4.14

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1917	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 55,230,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.20	0.35	0.60	0.75	1.00	1.75	---	---	---	---	---
1955	0.35	0.60	0.70	0.85	1.25	2.50	---	---	---	---	---
1960	0.40	0.75	1.00	1.75	2.25	4.50	---	---	---	---	---
1965	0.55	0.75	1.00	1.75	2.75	8.25	---	---	---	---	---
1970	0.35	0.65	1.00	2.25	3.50	9.00	---	---	---	---	---
1975	0.65	0.75	1.25	3.50	5.00	20.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	3.25	3.50	4.50	7.50	27.50	---	---	---	---	---
1985	1.50	2.25	4.50	6.50	7.75	27.50	---	---	---	---	---
1990	1.75	2.25	4.75	6.25	11.00	17.50	35.00	150	525	---	---
1995	1.75	2.25	4.75	6.00	12.50	22.50	55.00	150	275	---	---
2000	1.75	2.50	4.50	6.00	12.50	22.50	57.50	150	400	---	1100
2002	1.75	2.50	4.50	7.50	12.50	22.50	55.00	150	400	---	2000
2005	2.50	3.00	6.00	10.00	15.00	30.00	60.00	175	500	---	4200
2007	2.50	3.00	6.00	10.00	15.00	30.00	60.00	175	500	---	3750
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	4.53	3.84	4.12	4.65	4.87	5.11	---	---	---	---	---
1980	-0.67	-0.30	2.02	3.00	2.60	0.32	---	---	---	---	---
1995	3.02	2.43	1.97	4.35	1.53	2.43	0.73	1.29	5.11	---	---
2002	7.39	3.71	5.92	5.92	3.71	5.92	1.76	3.13	4.56	---	13.40

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1917-D	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 9,402,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.50	1.00	2.75	5.00	6.00	8.50	---	---	---	---	---
1955	1.50	3.50	5.50	10.00	12.50	20.00	---	---	---	---	---
1960	2.50	5.00	8.00	15.00	20.00	35.00	---	---	---	---	---
1965	2.00	4.25	8.00	16.50	25.00	62.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	2.25	4.75	8.75	20.00	30.00	62.50	---	---	---	---	---
1975	3.00	5.00	9.00	22.50	34.00	75.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	4.00	6.75	12.00	25.00	40.00	150	---	---	---	---	---
1985	3.50	6.50	12.00	30.00	35.00	100	---	---	---	---	---
1990	3.50	7.00	14.00	35.00	60.00	125	275	900	5750	---	---
1995	4.50	9.00	17.50	37.50	65.00	125	325	1750	6500	---	---
2000	5.00	10.00	17.50	37.50	75.00	125	350	1400	6000	---	---
2002	5.00	10.00	17.50	37.50	80.00	125	350	1350	6000	3000	---
2005	6.00	12.50	25.00	50.00	100	140	350	1500	6500	3500	---
2007	6.00	12.50	25.00	50.00	100	150	350	1500	6500	4250	---
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	4.46	4.53	3.95	4.12	5.06	5.17	---	---	---	---	---
1980	1.51	2.31	2.76	2.60	3.45	0.00	---	---	---	---	---
1995	2.43	2.78	3.02	2.43	3.66	1.53	0.62	-1.28	0.00	---	---
2002	3.71	4.56	7.39	5.92	4.56	3.71	0.00	2.13	1.61	7.21	---

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1917-S	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 27,330,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.30	0.50	0.75	1.50	2.00	2.50	---	---	---	---	---
1955	0.55	0.75	1.50	3.00	2.75	5.00	---	---	---	---	---
1960	0.75	2.00	3.00	4.00	6.00	12.00	---	---	---	---	---
1965	1.00	1.50	2.75	5.50	10.00	22.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	0.60	1.35	2.75	5.00	11.00	25.00	---	---	---	---	---
1975	0.65	1.50	3.00	7.00	15.00	35.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	3.25	4.50	7.50	22.50	70.00	---	---	---	---	---
1985	1.75	2.50	6.00	9.00	20.00	50.00	---	---	---	---	---
1990	2.25	3.25	5.75	8.25	17.50	32.50	90.00	1000	1750	---	---
1995	2.00	3.00	5.00	9.00	27.50	50.00	175	400	1500	---	---
2000	2.25	3.25	5.00	10.00	25.00	52.50	150	475	1100	---	---
2002	2.25	3.25	5.00	10.00	25.00	55.00	150	475	1100	---	6000
2005	2.50	4.00	7.50	12.50	30.00	65.00	200	500	1250	2500	7250
2007	2.50	4.00	7.50	12.50	30.00	65.00	200	500	1250	3500	8500
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	3.79	3.72	4.12	3.79	4.87	5.88	---	---	---	---	---
1980	-0.67	0.77	1.91	1.91	1.07	-0.27	---	---	---	---	---
1995	1.88	2.43	3.44	2.78	0.73	2.21	1.12	1.88	-1.51	---	---
2002	2.13	4.24	8.45	4.56	3.71	3.40	5.92	1.03	2.59	---	7.21

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1918	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 26,660,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.20	0.35	0.75	2.25	3.00	6.50	---	---	---	---	---
1955	0.45	0.75	1.25	3.50	5.00	12.00	---	---	---	---	---
1960	0.50	1.00	2.25	5.00	7.50	20.00	---	---	---	---	---
1965	1.00	1.50	4.00	6.50	10.00	27.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	0.65	1.65	3.75	7.50	10.00	27.50	---	---	---	---	---
1975	0.80	2.00	4.00	15.00	12.50	40.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	3.25	8.00	20.00	30.00	70.00	---	---	---	---	---
1985	3.00	4.00	9.50	22.50	25.00	60.00	---	---	---	---	---
1990	1.75	4.00	9.25	22.50	37.50	47.50	100	825	900	---	---
1995	2.00	6.00	10.00	22.50	37.50	65.00	100	350	650	---	---
2000	2.25	5.25	10.00	25.00	37.50	70.00	100	350	1100	---	---
2002	2.50	5.25	10.00	25.00	37.50	70.00	100	350	1100	---	---
2005	3.50	6.00	12.50	30.00	50.00	70.00	100	425	1250	---	20000
2007	3.50	6.00	12.50	30.00	50.00	75.00	100	425	1250	---	15000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	5.15	5.11	5.06	4.65	5.06	4.38	---	---	---	---	---
1980	0.57	2.30	1.67	1.51	1.91	0.26	---	---	---	---	---
1995	4.77	0.00	1.88	2.43	2.43	1.20	0.00	1.63	5.60	---	---
2002	6.96	2.71	4.56	3.71	5.92	1.39	0.00	3.96	2.59	---	---

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1918-D	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 22,674,800

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.30	0.50	1.00	2.50	4.00	7.50	---	---	---	---	---
1955	1.00	2.00	2.50	4.00	6.75	16.00	---	---	---	---	---
1960	1.10	3.00	7.00	10.00	13.25	27.50	---	---	---	---	---
1965	1.60	2.50	7.50	10.00	20.00	42.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	0.70	2.50	4.50	14.00	20.00	40.00	---	---	---	---	---
1975	0.75	3.00	5.50	15.00	25.00	50.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	3.25	7.50	20.00	40.00	135	---	---	---	---	---
1985	3.00	3.50	7.50	17.50	30.00	75.00	---	---	---	---	---
1990	2.75	3.50	8.25	20.00	40.00	52.50	175	1150	12500	---	---
1995	2.25	4.25	9.00	17.50	40.00	100	300	1000	12500	---	---
2000	2.50	4.25	10.00	17.50	40.00	100	225	725	25000	---	---
2002	2.75	4.25	10.00	20.00	40.00	100	225	750	42500	2900	---
2005	3.50	5.00	12.50	25.00	50.00	125	250	750	42500	2900	---
2007	3.50	5.00	12.50	30.00	57.50	125	250	750	45000	2900	---
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	4.40	4.12	4.53	4.46	4.79	5.06	---	---	---	---	---
1980	0.57	1.61	1.91	1.51	1.35	-0.28	---	---	---	---	---
1995	3.75	1.36	2.78	4.59	3.07	1.88	-1.51	-2.37	11.26	---	---
2002	4.94	3.30	4.56	8.45	7.53	4.56	2.13	0.00	1.15	0.00	---

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1918-S	Mercury Dimes Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 19,300,000

Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	0.30	0.50	0.90	2.00	2.75	5.00	---	---	---	---	---
1955	1.00	1.75	2.25	3.50	4.00	12.50	---	---	---	---	---
1960	1.25	3.00	6.00	9.00	12.00	20.00	---	---	---	---	---
1965	1.15	2.25	5.00	9.00	17.50	32.50	---	---	---	---	---
1970	0.90	2.00	3.50	12.00	17.50	32.50	---	---	---	---	---
1975	0.75	2.50	5.00	15.00	22.50	50.00	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.00	3.25	6.50	17.50	40.00	135	---	---	---	---	---
1985	2.00	2.50	5.50	11.50	20.00	40.00	---	---	---	---	---
1990	2.00	3.25	6.00	13.00	22.50	45.00	150	1675	6500	---	---
1995	2.25	4.50	6.50	12.50	30.00	72.50	225	950	6000	---	---
2000	2.25	4.00	7.25	12.50	30.00	75.00	250	600	7000	2350	---
2002	2.25	4.00	7.25	15.00	30.00	75.00	250	600	7000	---	72500
2005	3.50	5.00	10.00	20.00	40.00	100	250	750	7000	4500	70000
2007	3.50	5.00	10.00	22.50	45.00	100	250	750	7000	4500	80000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since�
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2007
Year	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-65 FSB	MS-67	MS-67 FSB
1950	4.40	4.12	4.31	4.34	5.03	5.40	---	---	---	---	---
1980	0.57	1.61	1.61	0.94	0.44	-1.11	---	---	---	---	---
1995	3.75	0.88	3.66	5.02	3.44	2.72	0.88	-1.95	1.29	---	---
2002	9.24	4.56	6.64	8.45	8.45	5.92	0.00	4.56	0.00	---	1.99

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In the 1950s, grading practices were radically different from what we have today. A coin's condition was described using simple adjectives such as "Very Good" or "Uncirculated". Accordingly, numismatic references of those times conformed to the same set of adjectives to approximate retail coin values. Varying distinctions of Uncirculated (today's equivalent of MS-60, MS-61, etc) and Proof were recognized in some advertisements and auction bills by employing modifying descriptors such as "Brilliant Uncirculated" or "Choice Proof", for example. However, with no clear point of reference or consistency on how the modifying descriptors were invoked, most publishers resorted to listing values for only one "Uncirculated" grade and one "Proof" grade.

The 70-point numeric system (G-4, VG-8, etc.) in widespread use today was popularized by the American Numismatic Association in the late 1970s, an era when coin values were escalating dramatically, most notably for high quality specimens. Vague descriptors such as "Choice" and "Brilliant" were replaced by the more precise numerically determined grades. Thus, finely differentiated grades like MS-60, MS-63, and MS-65 became commonplace, and by the late 1980s, the practice of assigning a numerical grade to indicate quality was universal (this does not imply the 70-point system eliminated grading inconsistencies, but it did help to stabilize the coin collecting hobby).

Throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium, more grading subtleties were introduced within the framework of the grading system, including the degree of separation of the horizontal fasces bands on the reverse of mint state Mercury Head dimes. Dimes with rounded, full split bands (abbreviated FSB) are much rarer than dimes with blended, flattened bands, and are more highly prized by discerning collectors/investors, and generally carry substantial premiums.

The Coin Value Tables� trend data for Mercury Head dimes reflect the historic availability of numeric grades and the split band definition to describe coins. For the 1950-1985 rows, the values in the "G-4" column correspond to the "Good" listing of those years, "VG-8" corresponds to "Very Good", and so on. The "MS-60" column records the "Uncirculated" value reported during those same decades. Similarly, "PF-65" corresponds to simple "Proof" figures. Starting in the 1990 row, selected "Uncirculated" grades are broken down into regular and "FSB" columns.

Curiously, had a collector paid the "going price" in the 1980s (or earlier) for what was then a mint state Mercury Head dime, one that eventually earned an FSB distinction, he (or she) would have been rewarded with huge price advancements as the split band phenomenon came into full vogue a few years later.

For those interested, we have a coin grading section with more details on the evolution of grading coins.

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