United states dime year 1876

[champagne86]

I found this dime today it is USA year 1876 anyone know what it could be worth?

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

With coins, Condition is much more important that Rarity is in determining its dollar-value to collectors. Unfortunately, under magnification, it appears your coin's value to collectors has been ruined by rubbing to clean the dirt off of it -- or by some other Abrasive method. (I seem to see lots of tiny bright-silvery scratches running across it.)

IF (note the big if) that is an accurate assessment of your coin's condition... its dollar-value is determined only by its silver content. Last time I heard, precious-metals buyers were paying about 20 times a silver coin's face value for rough-condition ones )known as "junk" silver). Translation: 20 times 10 cents equals $2.

 

[x512x]

Ppl in my area charging 24 times melt value...not like 40 cents makes much different haha

 

[AU Seeker]

This site will tell you what the "melt" value of coins are at the present spot price of the metal, in this case it's silver, and at today's spot price a silver dime has $2.16 worth of silver.

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That being said, I agree that your coin is not worth much more than melt value to a collector because of condition, a silver coin that has normal wear as long as you can see some detail would be worth more than melt value, but once you clean a coin in any way other than gently with water, and then you still have to be careful, you greatly reduce the collector value, the same will be true for any damage when digging up a coin, also dug coins usually are worth less than a circulated coin that is in similar condition.

 

[champagne86]

With coins, Condition is much more important that Rarity is in determining its dollar-value to collectors. Unfortunately, under magnification, it appears your coin's value to collectors has been ruined by rubbing to clean the dirt off of it -- or by some other Abrasive method. (I seem to see lots of tiny bright-silvery scratches running across it.)

IF (note the big if) that is an accurate assessment of your coin's condition... its dollar-value is determined only by its silver content. Last time I heard, precious-metals buyers were paying about 20 times a silver coin's face value for rough-condition ones )known as "junk" silver). Translation: 20 times 10 cents equals $2.

Thanks for the help

 

[thrillathahunt]

If your coin has a CC mintmark on the reverse it is worth more than melt value.