1945 Dime Value

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• 1945 Mercury Dime

Most well-worn, common-date Barber dimes have a value of $3 to $5, and in some cases a bit less if they have been cleaned or have other types of damage. Again though, you’ll have quite a story to tell if you actually find a Barber dime, struck from 1892 through 1916, in circulation these days, and that’s an experience worth much more than $5. The 1964 clad Roosevelt dime is a rare coin with only a handful of specimens, and these are worth four figures or more. How do you tell a 1964 clad dime from a regular 90% silver 1964 dime? A 1964 clad dime weighs 2.27 grams (more or less). #2 — 1965 Silver Roosevelt Dime. The exception is the 1943 S Trumpet Tail, approximately 1/10% of 1% is believe to have been strike, and the ultra rare 1945 S over horizontal S dime, which readers can do a search on this site for the article. Recommended reading The Complete Guide To Mercury Dimes by David W.

Coin Info

1945 was the last year of the Mercury dime series and is notable not just for that fact but also because that was the year that a fairly popular mintmark variety was created in the 1945-S micro-S dime. Though not a rarity, the 1945-S micro-S dime is a curiosity for series enthusiasts and adds a little extra challenge for coin collectors who want a little variety – no pun intended – in their Mercury dime collections. The micro-S mintmark is a variation of the regular “S” mintmark and is fairly well represented in terms of number, as it remains relatively common today. However, no exact mintage or population figures can be ascertained for the 1945-S Micro-S variety.

What follows are mintage figures for the 1945 Mercury dime:

• 1945, 159,130,000 minted; $4

• 1945-D, 40,245,000; $4

• 1945-S, 41,920,000; $4

• 1945-S micro-S, mintage unknown; $8

*Values are for coins in a grade of Extremely Fine-40.

Mint state examples of the 1945 dime can be had for under $10, except for the micro-S variety, which will set coin collectors back about $30 to $40 for an example in the MS-60 to MS-63 range. Gem specimens of the three regular-issue 1945 Mercury dimes are available for under $30 each, with the micro-S selling for closer to $100 in that same grade.

The United States Mint would cease production of the Mercury dime in 1945, the year that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died. In honor of the fallen president, the highly familiar Roosevelt dime debuted the following year.

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1945 S Mercury Dime value at an average of $3, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $80. (see details)...

Type:Mercury Dime
Year:1945
Mint Mark: S
Face Value: 0.10 USD
Total Produced: 41,920,000 [?]
Silver Content: 90%
Silver Weight: .0723 oz.
Silver Melt: $1.97
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $3, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $80 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1945, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].

Additional Info: The (s) 1945 90% Silver Mercury Dime was minted in San Francisco. There is also a micro s mint mark version of this coin thats worth substantially more as its rare. Mint marks are found on back side of the coin next to the word one. When buying or selling Mercury Dimes full bands are key.

Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:This coin in poor condition is still worth $1.03 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $1.97, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.

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Current silver melt value* for a 1945 S is $1.97 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $27.22 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.

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**When we say that 41,920,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1945 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.

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