Who is on the Roosevelt Dime Coin?

Franklin D. Roosevelt is on the obverse of the dime. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States of America. FDR implemented the New Deal that improved roads, schools, and infrastructure putting people to work.

Roosevelt Dime Original Roosevelt Dime

Most valuable coins in this series

$75 1949 S Roosevelt Dime
$40 1955 Roosevelt Dime
$38 1950 S Roosevelt Dime

Known errors. Coins in order by date. To learn more about each error simply click on the read more link.

1982 No Mint Mark 1982 No Mint Mark Dime? In 1982 a limited no mint mark error was released to the publ...
1965 Silver Planchet

In 1965 several Roosevelt Dimes were struck on leftover silver planchets remaining...

Off Center Strike

Off Center Strike Roosevelt dime errors occurred when the planchet was struck the ...

Misaligned Die Misaligned Die errors occur when the die when on die is perfectly aligned and the oth...
Struck Through

Struck Through errors occur when a foreign material gets between the die and the p...

Key Dates to remember and note.

1996 W 1996 W Roosevelt Dimes are Key Date First Dime with W (West Point) mint mark....
1979 P 1979 P Roosevelt Dime considered Semi Key by many collectors...
1949 S 1949 S Roosevelt Dimes are Key or Semi Key...

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Common Questions

Pre 1965 on the reverse center bottom above the letter E. Denver (D), and San Francisco (S) mint marks can be found. Lack of any mint mark indicates the coin was minted in Philadelphia (P). After 1965 on the front bottom right. P,D,S mint marks. Even Philadelphia had a mark present after 1965.

Mint Mark Example Image

The Roosevelt Dime has a weight of 2.537 g.


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