A bit less than 14 dimes makes a troy ounce of silver.
Presuming that you are referring to US dimes issued between 1875 and 1964 (dimes older than 1875 had different weights and/or fineness), dimes weigh 2.50 grams and are 90% silver (the remaining 10% is copper). This means that the ASW (Actual Silver Weight) is 0.07234 troy ounces. Thus, it would require 14 dimes (this number is rounded up; the precise number is 13.8236 dimes) to have one troy ounce of silver.
August 15, 2009 1 pound Avoirdupois = 454 grams 1 silver dime weighs 2.5 grams 1 pound Avoirdupois = 181.6 dimes 1 dime contains .07234 troy ounces of silver 181.6 dimes contain 13.13 troy ounces of silver Silver = $14.71 per troy ounce 181.6 dimes are worth $193.24 today
Dimes minted in 1965 and later weigh 1/8 of an ounce, so get out your calculator and go with it.
A current-issue dime weighs 2.268 gm and there are 28.35 gm in an ounce, so grab your calculator and go for it!
if a silver dollar is 90% silver it would take 1 and 1/10th silver dollars to make an ounce of silver
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A mercury dime contains 0.0723 troy ounces of silver. You would need 13.83 mercury dimes to get 1 troy ounce of Silver.
14 silver dimes equal just little more than 1 troy oz. Each coin has .07234 oz of pure silver.
14 date's between 1875-1964. hope this helps
It depends on the current price of silver. Old silver dimes contain about 1/14 of a troy ounce of silver, so if for example silver is $42/oz, a silver dime is worth about $3 so it would take 30 new dimes to buy an old one.
If you're referring to a standard US weight ounce, 11.34 silver dimes weighed 1 ounce.Explanation: Silver dimes weighed 2.5 gm unworn, and a standard US weight ounce is 28.35 gm so 28.35 / 2.5 = 11.34.
» There are 3.617 troy ounces of silver in 50 silver Mercury dime(s).» Each Mercury dime contains 0.0723 troy ounces of silver and is valued at $2.34 when silver is at $32.28 / ounce.» A roll of Mercury dimes has 50 coins and is valued at $116.76 when silver is at $32.28 / ounce.
Coins are normally weighed in grams, not ounces. Silver dimes normally weighed 2.5 grams when new. Divide by 28.35 for ounces.Silver is sold by the troy ounce = 31.1 grams And silver dimes are only 90% silver. So adjust accordingly. It would take 13.82222... dimes to equal one troy ounce of silver. You may want to check my math.
Presuming that you are referring to US dimes issued between 1875 and 1964 (dimes older than 1875 had different weights and/or fineness), dimes weigh 2.50 grams and are 90% silver (the remaining 10% is copper). This means that the ASW (Actual Silver Weight) is 0.07234 troy ounces. Thus, it would require 14 dimes (this number is rounded up; the precise number is 13.8236 dimes) to have one troy ounce of silver.
There are 14.5833333 troy ounces in a pound of 90 silver dimes, because it's a pound of silver. It wouldn't matter if it was 40 silver quarters or 25 half dollars, it's still just a pound. There are 6.51 Troy ounces in 90 Mercury dimes. eD
100 silver U.S. dimes make up 7.23 troy ounces of silver.
August 15, 2009 1 pound Avoirdupois = 454 grams 1 silver dime weighs 2.5 grams 1 pound Avoirdupois = 181.6 dimes 1 dime contains .07234 troy ounces of silver 181.6 dimes contain 13.13 troy ounces of silver Silver = $14.71 per troy ounce 181.6 dimes are worth $193.24 today