While normal, worn 1965 copper-nickel clad dimes (the kind you’re most likely to find in pocket change) are worth face value, some 1965 dimes have higher values: Uncirculated 1965 dimes (the kind that have never been spent as money) are worth about 30 cents and up.
Is a 1965 dime part silver?
The 1965 silver dimes are made from 90% silver. So if you examine the edge of a 1965 silver dime, or any other silver dime for that matter, the edge will appear silver with no copper-colored strip. Weighing 1965 Roosevelt dimes can prove helpful. The silver dime, before circulating, weighs 2.50 grams (0.084 ounce).
Where is the mint mark located on a 1965 dime?
Roosevelt dime
| Mint marks | P, D, S, W. Located from 1946 to 1964 on the lower reverse to the left of the torch, since 1968 on the obverse above the date. No mint mark used at Philadelphia before 1980 or at any mint from 1965 to 1967. |
| Obverse | |
|---|---|
| Design | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Designer | John R. Sinnock |
| Design date | 1946 |
What’s the value of a 1965 silver dime?
There is a certain 1965 dime that has been in every coin collector’s mind, and rightly so because its value of in the thousands of dollars. You may ask how could a ten-cent dime be worth thousands? It was already mentioned that the production of the silver dimes was halted in 1964, so a silver 1965 dime is very rare. It is also an error coin.
What kind of dime was made in 1964?
#1 — 1964 Copper-Nickel Clad Roosevelt Dime. This transitional error coin was struck when the United States Mint was moving from the production of 90% silver Roosevelt dimes to making the ten-cent coin from copper-nickel clad. The 1964 clad Roosevelt dime is a rare coin with only a handful of specimens, and these are worth four figures or more.
Why was there a shortage of silver dimes in 1965?
In 1965, the United States began converting all of its silver coins to a copper-nickel clad composition. John Sinnock’s design of the Roosevelt dime remained unchanged. However, the United States Mint continued to blame the coin shortage on coin collectors.
What’s the value of a 1965 UNC dime?
Average Prices and Values Date & Mint Unc. Buy Unc. Sell 1965 $2.00 $0.40 1965 SMS $2.00 $1.20 1966 $2.00 $0.40 1966 SMS $3.00 $0.80
