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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 dime featuring the W mint mark (West Point Mint) was included in the 1996 Mint Set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Roosevelt dime. [3] The coin was not issued for circulation. List of Mint Sets 1968–2004
The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792 . The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation, being 0.705 inches (17.91 millimeters) in ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the greatest presidents in U.S. history. He not only guided the country through the Great Depression and World War II, he was also the only ...
According to Coin World, the 1975 No-S Roosevelt dime is “chronologically flanked” by several other No-S Proof coins that were created during the same era. This included three in the Franklin ...
The 1996-W Roosevelt Dime was a special issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the Roosevelt dime design. Its limited mintage (1.457 million) makes it relatively scarce. They were included in 1996 ...
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
The Silver Proof set became a standard product of the United States Mint in 1992, containing a dime, quarter, and half dollar composed of 90% silver. The compositions for the penny, nickel, and dollar (introduced to the set in 2000) remained the same as in the standard proof sets. [ 21 ]