The dates to check first
These are the lowest-mintage Roosevelt dimes struck for circulation. If you're sorting a jar or an inherited collection, pull these dates out before anything else and check the mint mark carefully.
- 1996-W Roosevelt Dime: 1,457,000 made.
- 1955 Roosevelt Dime: 12,450,181 made.
- 1949-S Roosevelt Dime: 13,510,000 made. The 1949-S is one of the lower-mintage silver Roosevelt dimes.
- 1955-D Roosevelt Dime: 13,959,000 made.
- 1955-S Roosevelt Dime: 18,510,000 made.
- 1950-S Roosevelt Dime: 20,440,000 made.
Every roosevelt dime by date and mint
Click any date for its full page: how many were made, the mint mark location, varieties and what to check. Mint marks matter: the same year can be common from one mint and scarce from another.
| Date and mint | Mintage | Value band | Also look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-D | 61,043,500 | Metal value | |
| 1946 | 255,250,000 | Metal value | |
| 1946-S | 27,900,000 | Metal value | |
| 1947-D | 46,835,000 | Metal value | |
| 1947 | 121,520,000 | Metal value | |
| 1947-S | 34,840,000 | Metal value | |
| 1948-D | 52,841,000 | Metal value | |
| 1948 | 74,950,000 | Metal value | |
| 1948-S | 35,520,000 | Metal value | |
| 1949-D | 26,034,000 | Metal value | |
| 1949 | 30,940,000 | Metal value | |
| 1949-S | 13,510,000 | Metal value | The 1949-S is one of the lower-mintage silver Roosevelt dimes |
| 1950-D | 46,803,000 | Metal value | |
| 1950 | 50,130,114 | Metal value | |
| 1950-S | 20,440,000 | Metal value | |
| 1951-D | 56,529,000 | Metal value | |
| 1951 | 103,880,102 | Metal value | |
| 1951-S | 31,630,000 | Metal value | |
| 1952-D | 122,100,000 | Metal value | |
| 1952 | 99,040,093 | Metal value | |
| 1952-S | 44,419,500 | Metal value | |
| 1953-D | 136,433,000 | Metal value | |
| 1953 | 53,490,120 | Metal value | |
| 1953-S | 39,180,000 | Metal value | |
| 1954-D | 106,397,000 | Metal value | |
| 1954 | 114,010,200 | Metal value | |
| 1954-S | 22,860,000 | Metal value | |
| 1955-D | 13,959,000 | Metal value | |
| 1955 | 12,450,181 | Metal value | |
| 1955-S | 18,510,000 | Metal value | |
| 1956-D | 108,015,100 | Metal value | |
| 1956 | 108,640,000 | Metal value | |
| 1957-D | 113,354,330 | Metal value | |
| 1957 | 160,160,000 | Metal value | |
| 1958-D | 136,564,600 | Metal value | |
| 1958 | 31,910,000 | Metal value | |
| 1959-D | 164,919,790 | Metal value | |
| 1959 | 85,780,000 | Metal value | |
| 1960-D | 200,160,400 | Metal value | |
| 1960 | 70,390,000 | Metal value | |
| 1961-D | 209,146,550 | Metal value | |
| 1961 | 93,730,000 | Metal value | |
| 1962-D | 334,948,380 | Metal value | |
| 1962 | 72,450,000 | Metal value | |
| 1963-D | 421,476,530 | Metal value | |
| 1963 | 123,650,000 | Metal value | |
| 1964-D | 1,357,517,180 | Metal value | |
| 1964 | 929,360,000 | Metal value | |
| 1965 | 1,652,140,570 | Face value | |
| 1966 | 1,382,734,540 | Face value | |
| 1967 | 2,244,007,320 | Face value | |
| 1968-D | 480,748,280 | Face value | |
| 1968 | 424,470,400 | Face value | |
| 1969-D | 563,323,870 | Face value | |
| 1969 | 145,790,000 | Face value | |
| 1970-D | 754,942,100 | Face value | |
| 1970 | 345,570,000 | Face value | |
| 1971-D | 377,914,240 | Face value | |
| 1971 | 162,690,000 | Face value | |
| 1972-D | 330,290,000 | Face value | |
| 1972 | 431,540,000 | Face value | |
| 1973-D | 455,032,426 | Face value | |
| 1973 | 315,670,000 | Face value | |
| 1974-D | 571,083,000 | Face value | |
| 1974 | 470,248,000 | Face value | |
| 1975-D | 313,705,300 | Face value | |
| 1975 | 585,673,900 | Face value | |
| 1976-D | 695,222,774 | Face value | |
| 1976 | 568,760,000 | Face value | |
| 1977-D | 376,607,228 | Face value | |
| 1977 | 796,930,000 | Face value | |
| 1978-D | 282,847,540 | Face value | |
| 1978 | 663,980,000 | Face value | |
| 1979-D | 390,921,184 | Face value | |
| 1979 | 315,440,000 | Face value | |
| 1980-D | 719,354,321 | Face value | |
| 1980-P | 735,170,000 | Face value | |
| 1981-D | 712,284,143 | Face value | |
| 1981-P | 676,650,000 | Face value | |
| 1982-D | 542,713,584 | Face value | |
| 1982-P | 519,475,000 | Face value | 1982 No P; Some 1982 Philadelphia dimes were struck without the P mint mark |
| 1983-D | 730,129,224 | Face value | |
| 1983-P | 647,025,000 | Face value | |
| 1984-D | 704,803,976 | Face value | |
| 1984-P | 856,669,000 | Face value | |
| 1985-D | 587,979,970 | Face value | |
| 1985-P | 705,200,962 | Face value | |
| 1986-D | 473,326,970 | Face value | |
| 1986-P | 682,649,693 | Face value | |
| 1987-D | 653,203,402 | Face value | |
| 1987-P | 762,709,481 | Face value | |
| 1988-D | 962,385,489 | Face value | |
| 1988-P | 1,030,550,000 | Face value | |
| 1989-D | 896,535,597 | Face value | |
| 1989-P | 1,298,400,000 | Face value | |
| 1990-D | 839,995,824 | Face value | |
| 1990-P | 1,034,340,000 | Face value | |
| 1991-D | 601,241,114 | Face value | |
| 1991-P | 927,220,000 | Face value | |
| 1992-D | 616,273,932 | Face value | |
| 1992-P | 593,500,000 | Face value | |
| 1993-D | 750,110,166 | Face value | |
| 1993-P | 766,180,000 | Face value | |
| 1994-D | 1,303,268,110 | Face value | |
| 1994-P | 1,189,000,000 | Face value | |
| 1995-D | 1,274,890,000 | Face value | |
| 1995-P | 1,125,500,000 | Face value | |
| 1996-D | 1,400,300,000 | Face value | |
| 1996-P | 1,421,163,000 | Face value | |
| 1996-W | 1,457,000 | Collector premium | |
| 1997-D | 979,810,000 | Face value | |
| 1997-P | 991,640,000 | Face value | |
| 1998-D | 1,172,250,000 | Face value | |
| 1998-P | 1,163,000,000 | Face value | |
| 1999-D | 1,397,750,000 | Face value | |
| 1999-P | 2,164,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2000-D | 1,818,700,000 | Face value | |
| 2000-P | 1,842,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2001-D | 1,412,800,000 | Face value | |
| 2001-P | 1,369,590,000 | Face value | |
| 2002-D | 1,379,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2002-P | 1,187,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2003-D | 986,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2003-P | 1,085,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2004-D | 1,159,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2004-P | 1,328,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2005-D | 1,423,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2005-P | 1,412,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2006-D | 1,447,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2006-P | 1,381,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2007-D | 1,042,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2007-P | 1,047,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2008-D | 624,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2008-P | 391,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2009-D | 49,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2009-P | 96,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2010-D | 562,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2010-P | 557,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2011-D | 754,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2011-P | 748,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2012-D | 868,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2012-P | 808,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2013-D | 1,025,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2013-P | 1,086,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2014-D | 1,177,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2014-P | 1,125,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2015-D | 1,543,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2015-P | 1,497,510,000 | Face value | |
| 2016-D | 1,437,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2016-P | 1,517,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2017-D | 1,290,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2017-P | 1,437,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2018-D | 1,006,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2018-P | 1,193,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2019-D | 1,001,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2019-P | 1,147,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2020-D | 1,445,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2020-P | 1,333,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2021-D | 1,481,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2021-P | 1,349,250,000 | Face value | |
| 2022-D | 1,583,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2022-P | 1,551,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2023-D | 1,295,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2023-P | 1,410,500,000 | Face value | |
| 2024-D | 248,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2024-P | 307,000,000 | Face value | |
| 2025-D | 427,400,000 | Face value | |
| 2025-P | 520,000,000 | Face value |
The series in 6 stages
Silver dimes from three mints (1946 to 1955)
The Roosevelt dime went into circulation on January 30, 1946, Franklin Roosevelt's birthday, less than a year after his death. John R. Sinnock's design honored the president's work for the March of Dimes. Philadelphia struck more than 255 million in that first year alone. Denver and San Francisco also struck dimes, with the mint mark placed on the reverse just left of the torch base. Proof dimes returned in 1950 after a pause that began during World War II.
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 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.
Mint marks move above the date (1968 to 1991)
In 1968 the mint mark moved to the obverse just above the date. San Francisco began striking proof dimes for collectors the same year. A few proof dies left the Mint without the S, creating the rare no-S proofs dated 1968, 1970, 1975 and 1983. The 1975 is one of the great modern rarities with only two examples known. Proof sets of 1979 and 1981 show two mint mark styles: a filled Type 1 S and a clearer Type 2 S that is scarcer.
Silver proofs and the 1996-W (1992 to 2008)
Silver proof sets returned in 1992, so collectors could once more buy proof dimes struck in 90 percent silver at San Francisco alongside the clad proofs. In 1996 the Mint marked the dime's 50th anniversary by placing a West Point dime with a W mint mark in each uncirculated set. About 1.46 million were made, the lowest mintage dime of the 1990s apart from the proofs.
Recession lows and anniversary specials (2009 to 2025)
The recession of 2009 cut demand sharply. The Mint struck only about 96.5 million dimes at Philadelphia and 49.5 million at Denver, the lowest combined total since 1955. Output recovered quickly. In 2015 a March of Dimes set paired a silver proof dime from West Point with a silver reverse proof dime from Philadelphia. A 2017-S enhanced uncirculated dime followed in a set marking the Mint's 225th anniversary.
Decade by decade
- 1940s: 12 issues, 781 million coins. Scarcest: 1949-S (13,510,000).
- 1950s: 26 issues, 2 billion coins. Scarcest: 1955 (12,450,181).
- 1960s: 17 issues, 10.7 billion coins. Scarcest: 1960 (70,390,000).
- 1970s: 20 issues, 9.2 billion coins. Scarcest: 1971 (162,690,000).
- 1980s: 20 issues, 14.9 billion coins. Scarcest: 1986-D (473,326,970).
- 1990s: 21 issues, 21.7 billion coins. Scarcest: 1996-W (1,457,000).
- 2000s: 20 issues, 22.5 billion coins. Scarcest: 2009-D (49,500,000).
- 2010s: 20 issues, 21.8 billion coins. Scarcest: 2010-P (557,000,000).
- 2020s: 12 issues, 13 billion coins. Scarcest: 2024-D (248,000,000).
Where to find the mint mark
- 1946 to 1964: On the reverse, to the left of the torch's base.
- 1965 to 1967: No mint mark. Mint marks were suspended in 1965–1967.
- 1968 to 2025: On the obverse, just above the date. "P" appears from 1980.
Identifying and grading Roosevelt dimes
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.
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.
What the value bands mean
- Face value: worth its face in worn condition; only uncirculated coins and varieties carry a premium.
- Metal value: worth its silver content in worn condition.
- Small premium: sells for a little over face or metal value even when worn.
- Collector premium: scarcer than usual, so worn coins sell well above face or metal value.
- Significant rarity: a key date, valuable in any condition and often faked.
Bands describe a coin in ordinary circulated condition. An uncirculated coin with full original luster sits a band or more higher. Recognized varieties can be worth far more than the date itself.
Frequently asked questions
Which Roosevelt dimes are worth the most?
By mintage, the scarcest circulation issues are the 1996-W Roosevelt Dime (1,457,000), 1955 Roosevelt Dime (12,450,181), 1949-S Roosevelt Dime (13,510,000). Varieties and top-grade coins of common dates can also be valuable.
Are Roosevelt dimes silver?
Some are: 48 of the 168 dates in this chart are silver. The chart's value band shows "Metal value" for common silver dates.
Why does this chart show bands instead of prices?
Prices change with the market and with each coin's grade, so any printed price goes out of date. A value band tells you which coins are worth a closer look; for a current price, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Mintages: Roosevelt dime mintage figures (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records.