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President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, after leading the United States through much of the Great Depression and World War II.Roosevelt had suffered from polio since 1921 and had helped found and strongly supported the March of Dimes to fight that crippling disease, so the ten-cent piece was an obvious way of honoring a president popular for his war leadership.
A total of 1,457,000 dimes were issued in the sets, making it the lowest mintage Roosevelt dime up to that time. [23] Since then, the "P" mint mark 2015 reverse proof dime and "W" mint mark 2015 proof dime, minted at Philadelphia and West Point for inclusion in the March of Dimes collector set, [ 24 ] have the lowest mintages with 75,000 pieces ...
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Dime: The mintmark is above the date on the obverse side to the right of Franklin D. Roosevelt's bust. Quarter dollar: The mintmark is to the right of George Washington's bust. Half dollar: The mintmark is below the center of John F. Kennedy's bust, above the date.
1999-D Roosevelt Dime Type 2 Clad Regular Strike: Sold for $14,375 in 2009. 1949 Type 1 Full Band Silver Roosevelt Dime Business Strike: Sold for $13,200 in 2018.
Some 1965 Roosevelt Dimes, in excellent condition, can go for over $1,000, but most are worth 20 cents to $2.50, per the experts at Ned Ludd Coins. Those made of silver have sold for thousands of ...
Sinnock was the designer of the Roosevelt dime and Franklin half dollar, among other U.S. coins.His initials can be found at the base of the Roosevelt and Franklin busts. He also sculpted, although did not design, the second (and current) form of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart medal, [1] the Yangtze Service Medal, and various other medals and commemorative coin
An extraordinarily rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000. The coin, which was struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975 ...