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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Specksynder, post: 789744, member: 22410&quot;]Yikes, can you guys spare some advice here?&nbsp; I&#039;m helping a family member liquidate a collection that she inherited a couple of decades ago.&nbsp; Right now I am sorting through a box of mercury dimes.&nbsp; Each is sorted in tubes by year and mint mark, and every year/mint is represented from 1938 - 1945 (yes, the S and the micro-s).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are just over 4,000 dimes altogether.</p><p><br /></p><p>The condition varies but is not great.&nbsp; I&#039;ve come across a couple with full bands on the obverse, many many have been polished.&nbsp; All are circulated.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can get 12.6 x face (give or take based on today&#039;s silver) for their melt value.&nbsp; They just barely go that high on ebay (even before you deduct fees).&nbsp; Blue book lists them at $1.30 apiece.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve checked for 1942/1 overdates, the micro-s are low quality.&nbsp; Is melt value on these really higher than their collectible value currently?&nbsp; (It make me sad to see these things disappear.)</p><p><br /></p><p>This photo is a roll of the 1938 Philadelphias as a sample of the quality of coins.&nbsp; Pretty average, I&#039;m guessing.</p><p><img src="http://ideasite.net/coins/dimeroll.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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