Dime Value

A Final Bow Before History Turned the Page In the candlelight of a Philadelphia evening in 1807, a master engraver’s creation was pressed into silver for what would be the final time. The Draped Bust dime—with its elegant portrait of Liberty—was living its final days in American coinage, unknowingly preparing to make way for the…

As President Thomas Jefferson navigated the nation through its third decade of independence, a small silver coin emerged from the Philadelphia Mint that would later become one of early America’s most cherished numismatic treasures. In the shadowy mint rooms where operations often halted due to yellow fever outbreaks, skilled craftsmen struck what collectors now recognize…

The Coin That Almost Wasn’t As President Thomas Jefferson settled into his second term and Lewis and Clark embarked on their historic expedition westward, the Philadelphia Mint quietly struck what would become one of early America’s most challenging silver coins to acquire. The 1805 Draped Bust dime emerged during a critical silver shortage that nearly…

In a quiet corner of the Philadelphia Mint in the spring of 1804, a small silver coin emerged from the coining press, bearing the dignified profile of Liberty. This diminutive ten-cent piece would eventually become one of America’s most storied rarities. As Thomas Jefferson navigated his second presidential term and Lewis and Clark embarked on…

In the spring of 1803, as Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase that would double the size of a young America, a small silver coin quietly entered circulation—perhaps carried in the pockets of merchants discussing the news, or exchanged at taverns where citizens debated the nation’s westward ambitions. The 1803 Draped Bust dime, with its…

With fewer than 40 known specimens in existence today, the 1802 Draped Bust dime stands as not merely a coin but a whisper from the past—a fragile silver witness to America’s formative years when Jefferson occupied the White House and the Louisiana Purchase would soon double the nation’s size. Each surviving example represents far more…

On a cold March morning in 1801, Thomas Jefferson took his oath of office as the third President of the United States. That same year, in the basement of a modest Philadelphia building, workers at the young U.S. Mint produced what would become one of America’s most coveted early silver coins. With only 34,640 pieces…

In the quiet workshop of the first United States Mint on a summer day in 1800, a small silver disc was struck with America’s symbols of liberty—becoming one of the earliest dimes ever produced in the young republic. Just twelve years after the ratification of the Constitution, with the nation’s capital preparing to move from…

A Silver Whisper from the Founding Era As President John Adams navigated the young nation through the Quasi-War with France in 1798, a small silver disc was making its quiet debut in Philadelphia. Each 1798 Draped Bust dime that survived those tumultuous years carries with it not just monetary value, but the tangible essence of…

The Silver Thread That Connects Us to the Founding Era As President John Adams took office in March 1797, the Philadelphia Mint quietly produced what would become one of early America’s most fascinating numismatic treasures. Only 25,261 dimes were struck that year—fewer coins than there were people in Philadelphia at the time. Today, each surviving…