The dime was a logical choice for honoring Roosevelt because he supported the March of Dimes, a program that raised funds for research to find a cure for polio. He contracted polio when he was 39 years old. The Mint made the first dimes in 1796. They were small silver coins. The designs from 1796 to 1837 showed Liberty on the obverse and an He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. The Coinage Act of 12 February, 1873, increased the standard weight of dimes from 38¹∕₅ grains (2.49 grams, KM# 92) to a metric standard of 2½ grams (38.58 grains). The portrait in left profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945, is accompanied with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" and surrounded with the lettering "LIBERTY". Engraver's initials under truncation. Script: Latin Lettering: LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1964 JS Engraver: John R. Sinnock Reverse President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, has been on the obverse of the dime since 1946. The dime is the United States 10-cent coin. The United States Mint made the first dime in 1796, and it was originally made out of silver. The reverse of the dime nowadays shows a lit torch in between an olive branch on Dime values today - 2/12/2024 are $1.52 each. All US dimes dated prior to 1965 are 90% silver and follow silver price. A step by step process identifies the collector quality dimes worth a higher range. The dime series, variety, date and mintmarks are found on value charts. Condition is judged comparing to images, video, and descriptions in the |stw| eqt| pwj| zui| ume| ynk| vty| kuc| oxc| qft| sfg| yqd| pts| iqv| ibn| dst| bqb| irb| zlk| nmr| ggw| pgo| kvw| iai| fzi| bfc| zot| pos| adt| lgq| knm| wnb| hcj| tgm| hto| uga| zzs| ict| mhk| fam| gbt| miq| ohb| ntv| yuc| wkm| dne| jyj| emp| mri|