Handy site here, has total melt values of all coins. A silver dime has $1.23 worth of metal. Or $12.30/dollar, or
$123/$10 dollars face, or
$1,230 for $100 face, Or
$12,300 for a $1000 face value bag of silver coinage, I believe weighs 55 lbs. or $100/face = 5.5 lbs
http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1946-1964-Silver-Roosevelt-Dime-Value.html
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