1944 Mercury Dime

1944-D Mercury Dime in choice uncirculated condition. Made of 90% silver. Type: Mercury Dime Year: 1944 Mint Mark: No mint mark Face Value: 0.10 USD Total Produced: 231,410,000 Silver Content: 90% Silver Weight.0723 oz. Silver Melt: $1.93. The designer was Adolph Alexander Weinman for PCGS #5052. Visit to see edge, weight, diameter, auction records, price guide values and more for this coin.

• 1944 Mercury Dime

1944 Mercury Dime Error

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1944 Mercury Dime Value Error

1944 Mercury dimes, like those from earlier in the decade, are highly common. As was the case in 1943, more than 300 million Mercury dimes rolled out of the United States Mint in 1944, and the date remains exceedingly common to this day, despite mass melting of the series during spikes of the silver bullion price. Philadelphia was the most prolific producer of dimes in 1944, with Denver and San Francisco putting out smaller, but still significant, quantities of the coin that year.

Mercury Dime Collections For Sale

Here’s a breakdown of the 1944 Mercury dime mintages and values for the three issues produced during that year:

• 1944, 231,410,000 minted; $4

• 1944-D, 62,224,000; $4

• 1944-S, 49,490,000; $4

*Values are for coins in a grade of Extremely Fine-40.

Any of the three 1944 Mercury dime issues can be had for under $10 each in MS-60. For less than $30, you can buy any 1944 Mercury dime grading MS-65. Though, if you’re going to spring for high-grade 1944 Mercury dimes, you may as well buy fully split band (FSB) Mercury dimes. FSB Mercury dimes exhibit crisp, complete horizontal lines in the bands surrounding the fasces on the reverse and are highly desirable among Mercury dime aficionados.

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1944 S Mercury Dime value at an average of $3, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $30. (see details)...

Type:Mercury Dime
Year:1944
Mint Mark: S
Face Value: 0.10 USD
Total Produced: 49,490,000 [?]
Silver Content: 90%
Silver Weight: .0723 oz.
Silver Melt: $1.97
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $3, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $30 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1944, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].

Additional Info: The 1944 (s) Mercury or Winged Liberty dime is the rarest of the 1944 dimes with just 49 million issued. The coins from the San Francisco mint only make up about 14% of the coins issued.

Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:This coin in poor condition is still worth $1.03 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $1.97, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.

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Current silver melt value* for a 1944 S is $1.97 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $27.22 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.

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**When we say that 49,490,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1944 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.

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***Price subject to standard supply and demand laws, dealer premiums, and other market variations. Prices represent past values fetched at online auctions, estate sales, certified coins being sold by dealers, and user submitted values. While we wholeheartedly try to give honest price estimates there are many factors besides appearance, metal content, and rarity that help make up the coins overall value.Call or visit your local coin dealer for more information.

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