Roosevelt Silver Dimes 1946-1964

About This Series

Introduced just months after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in April 1945, John R. Sinnock's portrait of FDR made the dime denomination a particularly fitting memorial — Roosevelt's personal connection to the March of Dimes, the charitable organization he helped establish to fight polio, linked the president indelibly to the ten-cent coin in the public imagination. Sinnock's design depicts Roosevelt in profile facing left, with a reverse showing a torch flanked by olive and oak branches symbolizing liberty, peace, and strength. Produced at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco in 90% silver through 1964, the final year before the Coinage Act of 1965 ended silver in circulating coinage, these dimes represent the last generation of silver coins Americans used in everyday commerce. No individual dates are major rarities — the series is notably egalitarian in availability — but Full Torch (FT) and Full Bands (FB) strike designations create premium tiers for quality-conscious collectors. Struck at 17.9mm and 2.50 grams, billions of Roosevelt silver dimes were produced and remain widely available in circulated grades. The series' primary appeal lies in its historical connection to Roosevelt and its status as the last silver dime type for general circulation.

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