roosevelt dime

The Roosevelt dime replaced the Mercury dime in commemoration of Roosevelt and his work to found the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, sometime that is currently known as the March of Dimes. This dime features the image of Roosevelt on one side and the torch, oak branch and olive branch on the other side. This dime was designed by John R. Sinnock whose first design was actually rejected but another try proved to be successful.

To properly honor Roosevelt, the dime was released on what would have been his 64th birthday, January 30, 1946. The composition of this dime was minted at ninety percent silver and ten percent copper but changed in 1965 to become over ninety percent copper and just over eight percent silver. This particular make-up was suggested because it weighed in a similar numbers to the original composition.

This dime has been minted every single year since its inception and has been done through three mints - Denver, Philadelphia and San Francisco. This being said, the production at San Francisco ended nine years after it was first produced and started up again in 1968 only to make proofs. The 1982-P versions of this dime are now becoming valuable because of an error made on the 'P' in the die.