I asked her. “I’m saving our dimes for Ireland. ‘Twill take awhile, God knows, but it’s a start.” She sighed as I peered into her glass container, her lone silver dime laying flat on its ...

What’s the old story about the dime and churning butter? This is a bit of folklore that alleged that if milk was “witched” so it wouldn’t churn, all one had to do was drop in a silver dime to remove ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the greatest presidents in U.S. history. He not only guided the country through the Great Depression and World War II, he was also the only ...

If you have a jar of change hanging around your home, you may want to take a second look at the coins inside. We all know how $2 bills, $1 bills or pennies may be worth more than their face value.

These rare dimes may be small, but their values are impressive, including one that's worth more than $1 million. One of the most exciting things about coin collecting is the possibility of finding a ...

The 1 Oz Mercury Silver Round is a popular investment-grade bullion product inspired by the classic "Mercury" dime, which was issued by the US Mint from 1916 to 1945. Despite its name, the original ...

After more than four decades of collecting die varieties of early United States silver dimes, professional numismatist, auction cataloger and collector Jim Matthews knows it’s time for the coins ...

The early dimes were 90% silver and 10% copper, but rising silver prices caused the Mint to change the mix to 75% copper and 25% nickel in the 1960s. Explore More: 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies ...

So, if you can spot a dime, or at least a specific proof dime, you might be sitting on a fortune. If you’re up for the hunt, keep your eyes peeled for this most unusual dime — along with many ...

The Coinage Act of 1965 eliminated silver from quarters and dimes. Investopedia / Sabrina Jiang The first coinage act was passed on April 2, 1792 and it established the United States Mint to ...