Id imagine it would work with silver dimes, few years back a buddy of mine loaded up a 12 ga shell with todays steel dimes not the smartest thing but then he also wasnt the brightest crayon in the box either. as for results it would deffinately have to be a close range load the dozen or so dimes he had in the shell only 3 hit the 2 foot by 2 foot piece of plywood at 15 yards.