Give Silver Dimes The Respect They Deserve

For several months I hadn't found any silver dimes while searching customer-wrapped rolls. But my luck changed yesterday when I found two silver Roosevelt dimes in nine rolls that I acquired at a local bank.

A few months ago I noted that for some reason finding a silver dime doesn't excite me as much as finding a Kennedy half dollar that contains 40% silver. However, those two dimes contain 0.1446 ounces of silver -- which is only a little less than the 0.1479 ounces of silver in a 1967 Kennedy half dollar. Due to the recent surge in the spot price of silver, each dime contains $2.20+ of that metal. Furthermore, because coin dealers apply a steep discount to Kennedy half dollars that contain only 40% silver, I would receive more money if I sold those two dimes than if I sold a 1967 Kennedy half dollar. Show respect to the smallest-denomination US silver coin still in circulation!