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Bluenose dime value
The Bluenose dime — Canada's 10-cent piece with the fishing schooner Bluenose on the reverse — was struck in .800 silver from 1937 to 1967. A common-date silver Bluenose melts for $3.23, sells for $3.28–$4.28, and a dealer might pay about $2.07–$2.37. The date is what separates a $3 dime from a 10-cent one.
The three numbers that matter
Prices as of Oct 24, 2026 · Silver spot $53.80/ozt (Kitco) · Circulated, common date, problem-free, raw (uncertified) unless stated
Canadian pre-1967 silver is .800 fine from 1920 (sterling .925 before that — not the US .900). A Bluenose dated 1919 or earlier is sterling and holds 0.0694 oz of silver, melting for $3.73. The 1967 and 1968 dimes are separate entries — different silver content, different tests.
How to tell silver from nickel
Read the date. Bluenose dimes from 1937 to 1967 are silver; 1969 and later are nickel or plated steel and worth 10 cents. The 1967 and 1968 dimes need their own checks (1967: two silver recipes; 1968: silver or nickel). The design barely changed across the cut-off — only the date separates a $3 silver dime from a 10-cent one.
Sterling years (1919 and earlier)
Dated 1919 or earlier, a Canadian dime is sterling (.925) and holds 0.0694 oz of silver — about 16% more than the .800 years that followed. Melt $3.73 at the Oct 24, 2026 spot.
What to do with it
Sort Bluenose dimes by date, keep the silver years separate from the nickel years, and take the dealer sheet to two dealers. Do not clean them — cleaning destroys collector value.
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