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Value of a 1911 Caesar dime?

1911 Barber dime

* Type: Regular issue dime

* Year: 1911

* Mint: Philadelphia Mint

* Mintage: 25,540,000

* Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

* Weight: 2.5 grams

* Diameter: 17.9 mm

* Thickness: 1.35 mm

* Edge: Reeded

* Obverse: The obverse features a portrait of Liberty facing right, wearing a Phrygian cap. Inscriptions include "LIBERTY," "1911," and "IN GOD WE TRUST."

* Reverse: The reverse features a wreath of wheat, corn, and cotton surrounding the denomination "ONE DIME." Inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."

Value:

* Bullion value: $1.70 (based on a silver spot price of $24 per ounce)

* Numismatic value: $10 to $20 in circulated condition, up to $100 or more for a well-preserved uncirculated specimen.

Additional notes:

* The 1911 Barber dime is the last year of the Barber dime series, which was first introduced in 1892.

* The Barber dime was designed by Charles E. Barber, the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1892 to 1917.

* The Barber dime was replaced by the Winged Liberty Head dime in 1916.