Dimes
Research mintages, history, grading, glossary terms, and error coins.
Mintages
View dime mintages by series and year.
Browse Mintages →History
Learn the story of U.S. dime designs and changes over time.
Browse History →Grading
Understand condition, strike quality, and collector grading basics.
Browse Grading →Glossary
Read dime-related collecting terms and definitions.
Browse Glossary →Errors
Explore doubled dies, off-center strikes, and other dime errors.
Browse Errors →Dime Catalog
Find dimes for sale and expand your collection.
Browse Dime Catalog →Dime Series Guides
Go deeper into specific U.S. dime series with focused guides covering design history, silver composition, key dates, varieties, mint marks, grading details, and collector strategy.
Draped Bust Dime Guide
Explore the first regular U.S. dime issues, including early Mint history, Small Eagle and Heraldic Eagle reverse types, scarce dates, and early silver coinage.
Browse Guide → Series GuideCapped Bust Dime Guide
Learn about the early 19th-century Capped Bust dime series, including large and small size types, scarce dates, die varieties, and classic silver type coin appeal.
Browse Guide → Series GuideSeated Liberty Dime Guide
Study the long-running Seated Liberty dime series, including major subtypes, Civil War-era issues, branch mint coins, Carson City pieces, and classic silver collecting.
Browse Guide → Series GuideBarber Dime Guide
Explore the Barber dime series from 1892 to 1916, including turn-of-the-century design, silver composition, mint mark challenges, and famous key dates.
Browse Guide → Series GuideMercury Dime Guide
Follow the story of the Mercury dime, officially the Winged Liberty Head dime, including the 1916-D key date, overdates, Full Bands, and 90% silver issues.
Browse Guide → Series GuideRoosevelt Dime Guide
Learn about the Roosevelt dime from 1946 to today, including silver and clad issues, proof coins, Full Torch details, modern varieties, and circulation history.
Browse Guide →Dime Collector Tools
Use these research pages to identify better dimes, understand grading, learn common dime terms, and spot the silver issues, errors, varieties, and key dates collectors watch most closely.
Dimes Worth Money
Learn which dimes are worth more than face value and why certain dates, mint marks, silver issues, varieties, proof coins, and better-condition pieces matter.
Explore Page → Collector ToolDime Error Coins
Explore major dime errors and varieties including doubled dies, overdates, proof no-mintmark varieties, off-center strikes, clipped planchets, and broadstrikes.
Explore Page → Collector ToolGrading Roosevelt Dimes
Understand how wear, luster, strike quality, surfaces, eye appeal, Full Bands, and Full Torch details affect Roosevelt dime value and desirability.
Explore Page → Collector ToolDime Glossary Terms
Build confidence with the language of dime collecting, including series terms, grading terms, mint terms, silver and clad composition, errors, varieties, and Full Bands.
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