1963 Roosevelt Dime Proof
Proof struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 3,075,645 made
- Mintage
- 3,075,645
- Metal
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Weight
- 2.5 g
- Diameter
- 17.91 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 1963 Roosevelt Dime Proof worth?
Its silver content sets the floor. Collectors add a small premium on top for this issue. Condition decides how much.
What would make yours worth more:
- Grade and, for proofs, strong cameo contrast
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1963 Roosevelt Dime Proof rare?
- Not especially. The Mint made 3,075,645 for collectors. Most were kept in their original packaging.
- Is the 1963 Roosevelt Dime Proof silver?
- Yes. It's 90% silver, 10% copper and holds 0.0723 troy ounces of pure silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1963 Roosevelt Dime?
- On the reverse, to the left of the torch's base. No mint mark means Philadelphia.
- How many 1963 Roosevelt Dime proofs were made?
- 3,075,645.
What to check on your 1963
- There's no mint mark on this one, so the date and condition are what matter.
- Judge the grade under good light. Check the horizontal bands on the torch on the reverse. "Full Bands" (FB) coins, where the bands are complete and separated, carry big premiums. On the obverse look at Roosevelt's hair above the ear.
Proofs from 1963 come with and without frosted devices. Coins with strong contrast are labeled Cameo or Deep Cameo and are worth more.
The story of the 1963
Rising output and the last silver dimes (1956 to 1964)
From 1956 only Philadelphia and Denver struck dimes for circulation and their combined output climbed almost every year. Denver passed 200 million in 1960 and reached about 421 million in 1963 as vending machines, a growing population and a national coin shortage drove demand. The 1958 Philadelphia issue of about 31.9 million is the smallest of these years.
The 1964 dimes broke every record, with more than 2.2 billion struck at the two mints. Rising silver prices led the Treasury to keep striking coins dated 1964 well into 1965 so that hoarders could not single out a final silver date. Proof dimes from the Philadelphia sets of these years are plentiful, though a 1960 proof with a doubled die obverse is a known variety. Every dime of the era is 90 percent silver, so even worn pieces are collected for their metal.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1963
The last Franklin half dollars were struck. President Kennedy was assassinated in November and the Kennedy half dollar was authorized weeks later.
How to recognize it
Franklin Roosevelt faces left with LIBERTY in front of him, IN GOD WE TRUST below his chin and the date at the lower right. The designer's initials JS sit below the neck. The reverse shows a torch flanked by an olive branch and an oak branch, with E PLURIBUS UNUM across the field. The mint mark was to the left of the torch base until 1964 and has been above the date since 1968.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | Roosevelt Dime (1946–present) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1963 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | None |
| Strike type | Proof |
| Mintage | 3,075,645 |
| Face value | 10¢ |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Weight | 2.5 grams |
| Diameter | 17.91 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Silver content | 0.0723 troy oz (2.250 g) |
| Designer | John R. Sinnock |
Other 1963 Roosevelt Dime issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Roosevelt Dime | 123,650,000 | Circulation strike | 0.0723 oz |
| 1963 Roosevelt Dime Proof | 3,075,645 | Proof | 0.0723 oz |
| 1963-D Roosevelt Dime | 421,476,530 | Circulation strike | 0.0723 oz |
Mintage: Roosevelt dime mintage figures (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.