- Year: 1942
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Mercury Dime
- Price: $2.00-$50.00+
- Face Value: 0.10 USD
- Produced: 205,410,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .0723 oz.
- Melt Value: $2.23
Notes: 67% of all 1942 Mercury dimes were minted here at the (p) Philadelphia mint. Included in the numbers above are 22 thousand proofs worth around $400 each. Also look for an error 2 over 1 that is worth between 600 and 15k. If you see what looks to be a 2 and 1 combined you have a coin worth some big money. When buying or selling Mercury Dimes full bands are key.
Mintages
How much is a 1942 Mercury Dime worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $2.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $50 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1942, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
What are your coins really worth?
Use the handy-dandy calculator below to find the real value of any mercury dime in your collection.