Roosevelt dime

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The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States coin
ten-cent coin
category circulating coinage of the United States
circulationStartYear 1946
composition clad copper-nickel
outer layers of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to pure copper core
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination 10 cents
diameter 17.91 millimeters
edge reeded
firstYearOfMinting 1946
introduced 1946
legalTender yes
mass 2.268 grams
metalContentPost1965 copper-nickel clad
metalContentPre1965 10% copper
90% silver
mintingAuthority United States Mint
mintMarks D
P
S
W
monetaryUnit US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
obverseDesign President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
obverseDesigner John R. Sinnock
obverseDesignerInitials JS
obverseInscription IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
date
mint mark
obverseOrientation left-facing portrait
portraitSubject President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
portraitSubjectRole 32nd President of the United States
reasonForDesign honor Franklin D. Roosevelt after his death
replaced Mercury dime
reverseDesign torch with olive and oak branches
reverseDesigner John R. Sinnock
reverseInscription E PLURIBUS UNUM
ONE DIME
United States of America
surface form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
reverseSymbolism oak branch symbolizes strength and independence
olive branch symbolizes peace
torch symbolizes liberty
shape round
silverContentPre1965 0.07234 troy ounces of silver
status in circulation
thickness 1.35 millimeters
usedFor everyday transactions
value 0.10 US dollars

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Philadelphia Mint notableProduct Roosevelt dime