IT'S not often a dime featuring 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sells in the hundreds online.
First struck by the US Mint in 1946, the Roosevelt piece is the most common dime that Americans know today.
But it can be tough to find a valuable one in the series in your spare change, given the high production volume each year.
The coin with the lowest mintage in the series is the 1955 dime without a mintmark, with more than 12.4million pieces minted.
However, scarcity with a specific date isn't the only reason why coins can sell for so much.
Errors, which happen when the mint incorrectly manufactures a piece, can drive up the value as well.
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That's the case with a 2002 Roosevelt dime that has sold for $200.
The specific error was not revealed but it can be clearly seen on both sides of the coin.
For example, the obverse is hardly showing any elements.
In particular, Mr Roosevelt's image is just about faded.
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And the date 2002 and the D (Denver) mintmark are hardly visible as well.
Some common errors include die errors, wrong planchets, and off-center errors.
After 21 bids, the 2002 piece sold for $200. That would mean the dime is now worth 200,000% its denomination.
Other valuable Roosevelt dimes
Unfortunately, your Roosevelt dimes likely won't be worth too much - unless you have an error piece.
One of them you'll want to look out for is the 1982 piece without a mintmark.
This is because an employee of the Philadelphia mint accidentally produced a small number of dimes without a letter mark.
Roughly 8,000 to 10,000 of these coins were found in Sandusky, Ohio.
Other 1982 pieces without a mintmark were found in Pittsburgh and Boston.
One in an April auction sold for $115 on eBay.
Another Roosevelt dime with cud error recently sold for a total of $119.26 on eBay after 15 bids.
In an even rarer case, you might get lucky if you happen to find a dime in an uncirculated grade.
For example, a 1965 Roosevelt dime described as “MS68 full torch” sold for $805 in a March 2010 auction.
Meanwhile, to see what your spare change is worth anything, you can check eBay by searching the full name, selecting the "sold" listing, and then toggling the search to "highest value”.
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This will give you an idea of how much the coin might be worth, because your quarters half dollars, dimes, and nickels could be valuable too.
For more related news, a coin expert found a $1,000 penny by doing one of three things.
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