1979 United States Dime Value
The 1979 United States Dime carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1979 United States Dime value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is a 1979 United States Dime worth right now?
Pricing for the 1979 United States Dime depends on grade and current collector demand.
1979 United States Dime specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1979
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Diameter
- 18 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1979 United States Dime was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What makes the 1979 United States Dime valuable
Documented examples of the 1979 United States Dime in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1979 United States Dime. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1979 United States Dime inscriptions & design
Obverse
bust l.
Reverse
torch flanked by laurel and oak sprigs
Measured 1979 United States Dime specimens
1 physically measured 1979 United States Dime example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 United States Dime #1 | - | 18 mm | - | Breen.3806 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.