1965 Roosevelt Dime
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 1,652,140,570 made
- Mintage
- 1,652,140,570
- Metal
- Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel
- Weight
- 2.268 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 1965 Roosevelt Dime worth?
Worn examples are worth face value and can be spent. Keep it only if it looks uncirculated or shows a known variety.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- Full torch bands (FT)
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1965 Roosevelt Dime rare?
- No. With 1.7 billion made, it's one of the most common Roosevelt Dimes.
- Is the 1965 Roosevelt Dime silver?
- No. It's copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel. Dimes dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1965 Roosevelt Dime?
- No mint mark. Mint marks were suspended in 1965–1967.
- Which Philadelphia dates near 1965 are scarcer?
- The 1960 at 70,390,000, the 1962 at 72,450,000, the 1961 at 93,730,000, plus 6 more. So the 1965 is one of the easier dates of its stretch.
- How many 1965 Roosevelt Dime coins were made?
- 1,652,140,570.
What to check on your 1965
- There's no mint mark on this one, so the date and condition are what matter.
- Check the edge for the copper stripe of the new clad coinage. A 1965 coin that is solid silver and weighs more than normal could be a rare transitional error struck on a leftover silver planchet.
- There is no mint mark to look for. The Mint omitted mint marks from 1965 to 1967, so coins struck at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco look identical.
- A face that's fully copper colored could be a missing clad layer error. Patchy discoloration is usually damage.
- 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.
With 1.7 billion made, the 1965 still turns up in everyday change. Keep yours only if it looks uncirculated or shows a variety; otherwise it's worth face value.
The story of the 1965
Philadelphia made 1,652,140,570 in 1965, up from 929 million in 1964. In 1966 the figure was 1.4 billion.
No other mint struck it for circulation that year, so every 1965 you find is from Philadelphia.
Across Philadelphia's 80 Roosevelt Dime issues, the hardest to find is the 1955 with 12,450,181 made. The 1965 is one of the easier ones. Within the 1960s it's 16th smallest of 17, between the 1966 (1.4 billion) and the 1967 (2.2 billion).
It also marks a change of metal: 1965 is the first year of the Roosevelt Dime in copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel, which lasted until 2025.
The clad change without mint marks (1965 to 1967)
The Coinage Act of 1965 removed silver from the dime. New dimes have outer layers of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel bonded to a pure copper core, which shows as a copper stripe on the edge. They weigh 2.27 grams against 2.5 grams for the silver version. To discourage hoarding of the new coins, the Mint left mint marks off every dime dated 1965 through 1967.
Mintages were enormous, with more than 2.2 billion dimes dated 1967 alone. Proof sets were suspended and Special Mint Sets with a satin finish took their place in all three years. The prized error of the period is a 1965 dime struck on a leftover 90 percent silver planchet. It weighs 2.5 grams and lacks the copper stripe on its edge, so a scale settles the question quickly. Ordinary dimes from these years rarely carry a premium unless they are uncirculated with full torch bands.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1965
The Coinage Act of 1965 replaced silver in dimes and quarters with copper-nickel clad copper and cut the half dollar to 40% silver. Mint marks were dropped from 1965 to 1967 and Special Mint Sets replaced proof sets.
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 | 1965 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | None |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 1,652,140,570 |
| Face value | 10¢ |
| Composition | Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel |
| Weight | 2.268 grams |
| Diameter | 17.91 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | John R. Sinnock |
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.