1 Dime "Roosevelt Dime"


Copper-nickel clad copper (91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel)	2.268 g	17.91 mm

Description

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1965-2024
Value	1 Dime = 10 Cents (0.1&nbspUSD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper (91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel)
Weight	2.268 g
Diameter	17.91 mm
Thickness	1.35 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#53
Rarity index	2%

Reverse

Ahead of the motto "E • PLU RIB US • U NUM", an olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch symbolize respectively peace, liberty, and victory and are surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
E • PLURIBUS • UNUM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ONE DIME •

Translation: Out of Many, One

Engraver: John R. Sinnock

Edge

Reeded (118 reeds)

Comment

The standard weight of this coin is 35 grains.

Mintmark varieties:
1) No mintmark (1965-1979)
2) "P" on obverse (1980-date)
3) "D" on obverse (1968-date)
4) "S" on obverse (Proof Issues, 1968-date)
5) San Francisco without a mintmark (1968, 1970, 1975, 1983)
6) "W" on obverse, 1996 (Mint sets only)
Type II Proofs have a clearer mintmark than Type I Proofs.

1979S proof