US Roosevelt Dime | Facts, Grading Standards and Specifications.

Roosevelt Dime (1946 - Present)
See Also:1946-Present Roosevelt Dime History

Roosevelt Dime General Grading Standards

VF20 Very Fine - Hair above ear slightly worn. All vertical lines on torch plain.
EF40 Extremely Fine - All lines of torch, flame, and hair very plain.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Select Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.
MS65 Choice Uncirculated - Only light scattered marks that are not distracting. Strong luster, good eye appeal.

90% Silver Planchets (1946 - 1964)

Designer: John R. Sinnock	Weight: 2.5 grams
Diameter: 17.9 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: 90% silver 10% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1946	255,250,000	0
1946-D	61,043,500	0
1946-S	27,900,000	0
1947	121,520,000	0
1947-D	46,835,000	0
1947-S	34,840,000	0
1948	74,950,000	0
1948-D	52,841,000	0
1948-S	35,520,000	0
1949	30,940,000	0
1949-D	26,034,000	0
1949-S	13,510,000	0
1950	50,130,114	51,386
1950-D	46,803,000	0
1950-S	20,440,000	0
1951	103,880,102	57,500
1951-D	56,529,000	0
1951-S	31,630,000	0
1952	99,040,093	81,980
1952-D	122,100,000	0
1952-S	44,419,500	0
1953	53,490,120	128,800
1953-D	136,433,000	0
1953-S	39,180,000	0
1954	114,010,203	233,300
1954-D	106,397,000	0
1954-S	22,860,000	0
1955	12,450,181	378,200
1955-D	13,959,000	0
1955-S	18,510,000	0
1956	108,640,000	669,384
1956-D	108,015,100	0
1957	160,160,000	1,247,952
1957-D	113,354,330	0
1958	31,910,000	875,652
1958-D	136,564,600	0
1959	85,780,000	1,149,291
1959-D	164,919,790	0
1960	70,390,000	1,691,602
1960-D	200,160,400	0
1961	93,730,000	3,028,244
1961-D	209,146,550	0
1962	72,450,000	3,218,019
1962-D	334,948,380	0
1963	123,650,000	3,075,645
1963-D	421,476,530	0
1964	929,360,000	3,950,762
1964-D	1,357,517,180	0

Copper Nickel, Copper Clad (1965 - Present)

Designer: John R. Sinnock	Weight: 2.27 grams
Diameter: 17.9 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content:Normal: 75% copper 25% nickel cladding, 100% copper core.Silver Proofs: 90% silver 10% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1965	1,652,140,570	2,360,000*
1966	1,382,734,540	2,261,583*
1967	2,244,007,320	1,863,344*
1968	424,470,400	0
1968-D	480,748,280	0
1968-S	0	3,041,506
1969	145,790,000	0
1969-D	563,323,870	0
1969-S	0	2,934,631
1970	345,570,000	0
1970-D	754,942,100	0
1970-S	0	2,632,810
1971	162,690,000	0
1971-D	377,914,240	0
1971-S	0	3,220,733
1972	431,540,000	0
1972-D	330,290,000	0
1972-S	0	3,260,996
1973	315,670,000	0
1973-D	455,032,426	0
1973-S	0	2,760,339
1974	470,248,000	0
1974-D	571,083,000	0
1974-S	0	2,612,568
1975	585,673,900	0
1975-D	313,705,300	0
1975-S	0	2,845,450
1976	568,760,000	0
1976-D	695,222,774	0
1976-S	0	4,149,730
1977	796,930,000	0
1977-D	376,607,228	0
1977-S	0	3,251,152
1978	663,980,000	0
1978-D	282,847,540	0
1978-S	0	3,127,781
1979	315,440,000	0
1979-D	390,921,184	0
1979-S	0	3,677,175
1980-P	735,170,000	0
1980-D	719,354,321	0
1980-S	0	3,554,806
1981-P	676,650,000	0
1981-D	712,284,143	0
1981-S	0	4,063,083
1982-P	519,475,000	0
1982-D	542,713,584	0
1982-S	0	3,857,479
1983-P	647,025,000	0
1983-D	730,129,224	0
1983-S	0	3,279,126
1984-P	856,669,000	0
1984-D	704,803,976	0
1984-S	0	3,065,110
1985-P	705,200,962	0
1985-D	587,979,970	0
1985-S	0	3,362,821
1986-P	682,649,693	0
1986-D	473,326,970	0
1986-S	0	3,010,497
1987-P	762,709,481	0
1987-D	653,203,402	0
1987-S	0	4,227,728
1988-P	1,030,550,000	0
1988-D	962,385,489	0
1988-S	0	3,262,948
1989-P	1,298,400,000	0
1989-D	896,535,597	0
1989-S	0	3,220,194
1990-P	1,304,340,000	0
1990-D	839,995,824	0
1990-S	0	3,299,559
1991-P	927,220,000	0
1991-D	601,241,114	0
1991-S	0	2,867,787
1992-P	593,500,000	0
1992-D	616,273,932	0
1992-S Clad	0	2,858,981
1992-S Silver	0	1,317,579
1993-P	766,180,000	0
1993-D	750,110,166	0
1993-S Clad	0	2,633,439
1993-S Silver	0	761,353
1994-P	1,189,000,000	0
1994-D	1,303,268,110	0
1994-S Clad	0	2,484,594
1994-S Silver	0	785,329
1995-P	1,125,500,000	0
1995-D	1,274,890,000	0
1995-S Clad	0	2,010,384
1995-S Silver	0	838,953
1996-P	1,421,163,000	0
1996-D	1,400,300,000	0
1996-W	1,457,000	0
1996-S Clad	0	1,750,244
1996-S Silver	0	775,021
1997-P	991,640,000	0
1997-D	979,810,000	0
1997-S Clad	0	2,055,,000
1997-S Silver	0	741,678
1998-P	1,163,000,000	0
1998-D	1,172,300,000	0
1998-S Clad	0	2,086,507
1998-S Silver	0	878,792
1999-P	2,164,000,000	0
1999-D	1,397,750,000	0
1999-S Clad	0	2,543,401
1999-S Silver	0	804,565
2000-P	1,842,500,000	0
2000-D	1,181,700,000	0
2000-S Clad	0	3,082,572
2000-S Silver	0	965,421
2001-P	1,369,590,000	0
2001-D	1,412,800,000	0
2001-S Clad	0	2,294,909
2001-S Silver	0	889,697
2002-P	1,187,500,000	0
2002-D	1,379,500,000	0
2002-S Clad	0	2,319,766
2002-S Silver	0	892,229
2003-P	1,085,500,000	0
2003-D	986,500,000	0
2003-S Clad	0	2,172,684
2003-S Silver	0	1,125,755
2004-P	1,328,000,000	0
2004-D	1,159,500,000	0
2004-S Clad	0	1,789,488
2004-S Silver	0	1,175,934
2005-P	1,412,000,000	0
2005-D	1,423,500,000	0
2005-S Clad	0	2,275,000
2005-S Silver	0	1,069,679
2006-P	1,381,000,000	0
2006-D	1,447,000,000	0
2006-S Clad	0	2,000,428
2006-S Silver	0	1,054,008
2007-P	995,000,000	0
2007-D	1,012,000,000	0
2007-S Clad	0	1,384,797
2007-S Silver	0	977,996

*The Proof mintage is for Special Mint Sets, which contained specially prepared coins that were not quite up to Proof standards.

Mint Mark Legend:

1946 - 1967: To the left of the base of the torch on the reverse.
1968 - present: Above the date on the obverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present
W	West Point, NY	1976-present

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