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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 813560, member: 9474&quot;]Hey Sunflower, your math is a little off.&nbsp; To figure the exact amount of silver in a dime or any silver coin for that matter, the silver net weight must be determined.&nbsp; In this case, the net silver weight for silver Roosevelts, Mercs and Barbers as you mention is 0.07234oz, so you would take the value of silver ($15.50 in your example) 15.5 x 0.07234 = $1.12 per dime.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have this figure memorized as some may have, but I do use my trusty Red Book for these values.&nbsp; Also, this site will give you everything you need at a quick glance about silver and gold coin values...<a href="http://www.coininfo.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coininfo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coininfo.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, you have to determine is there a numismatic value to the coin in addition to the silver value.&nbsp; For instance, a MS 1964 dime might be worth a buck or two more than a junk circulated 1964.&nbsp; This goes for any coin.&nbsp; Or a very worn 1916D merc is going to be worth more than a pristine unc 1916 merc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, some dealers will try to tell you that circulated silver is worth less than unc silver because of wear and they are full of it.&nbsp; I was once a sucker and fell for this, but all the research I have done on this topic shows that although there is a loss of silver, it is negligible and should not overly affect the value of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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