10 Different Proof Roosevelt Dimes

This collection includes 10 beautiful Proof Coins.

Over 100 years ago at the turn of the 20th century, the Barber Silver Dime could be found in pockets and cash registers across the nation.
Everyone recognized this beautiful silver coin, and today it is cherished as a genuine piece of our nation’s history.

The Barber Silver Dime was minted only from 1892-1916. During its short life, the Barber Silver Dime was struck at the U.S. Mints in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.
The different coins can be identified by the small mint mark on the reverse.
Coins from Denver have a small “D” mint mark below the wreath on the reverse, while the coins from San Francisco have a small “S” mint mark.
Coins from Philadelphia have no mint mark.

This collection brings together the three Barber Silver Dimes from these three U.S. Mints.
Together, they make a fabulous collection that has been impossible to assemble from pocket change for almost 90 years.
The Barber Silver Dime disappeared from circulation when it was replaced with the Mercury Silver Dime in 1916.

The coin is named after its designer, Charles E. Barber, who was Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint and one of the most famous and
prolific coin designers in United States Mint history. The obverse depicts Liberty with a triple headdress of cap, laurel wreath, and a tiny coronet inscribed with the
word “Liberty.” The reverse shows the denomination within a wreath.

Each coin was struck in .900 pure silver. As a result, they have been the targets of melting over the years.
Few coins remain in nice collectible condition, like the hand-selected examples in this collection.
The age and scarcity of these silver coins makes it virtually impossible to assemble a collection like this on your own.

The three-coin collection is housed in a custom display and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The Ultimate Silver Dime Collection

The Silver Dime was one of America’s “workhorse” coins in the first  decades of the 20th centuries.  It was a coin that had considerable spending power. 
Today, America’s classic Silver Dimes are among the most cherished of all collector coins. 
They evoke an era of simplicity and of exceptional designs that were created by true artisans.

This historic collection includes three of America’s most sought-after Silver Dimes – and they are actually the coveted final year of issue coins that are prized collectibles. 
All three coins were struck in .900 pure silver and are long out-of-issue.

The first coin is the final Barber Silver Dime that was struck in 1916.  
The coin was designed by the U.S. Mint’s Chief Engraver, Charles E. Barber, who was the most famous and accomplished coin designer in the U.S. Mint’s early history. 
The coin features a classical portrait of Lady Liberty on the front. 
The Barber Silver Dime was America’s Dime from 1892 through the turn of the century and up to the eve of World War I.

The second coin is the final Mercury Silver Dime that was minted in 1945. 
This coin features Liberty in a winged cap to represent freedom of thought – but the design was often mistaken for Mercury,
the Roman messenger of the gods who wore wings on his sandals.  The name “Mercury Dime” is therefore a mistake, because the coin does not depict Mercury!  
But the name stuck anyway, and it is renowned as one of America’s greatest coin designs. 
The coin was designed by famed artist Adolph A. Weinman.  This was America’s Dime from World War I through the Great Depression and World War II.

The third coin is the final Roosevelt Silver Dime minted in 1964.  This coin was first minted in 1946 as a tribute to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died the previous year. 
The Dime was chosen because Roosevelt was instrumental in establishing the March of Dimes to help find a cure for polio (a disease from which Roosevelt suffered). 
The last Roosevelt Silver Dime was minted in 1964, when the composition was changed to copper-nickel due to the rising cost of silver.  The coin was designed by John R. Sinnock.

These three “final” Silver Dimes disappeared from circulation generations ago. 
And although they were once hoarded in great collections, millions of coins were melted for the precious silver when the price of silver bullion soared to over $50 an ounce in 1980. 
Millions more coins were also melted at other times when silver prices spiked. 
To make matters worse, most of these coins were worn out or damaged in circulation due to their “workhorse” nature at the time of issue.

As a result, there are fewer and fewer of these coins available to collectors every year. 
For this collection, we have carefully selected only those coins in premier collectible condition.

The first Roosevelt Silver Dime was minted 60 years ago in 1946 as a tribute to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died in office the previous year.
The Dime was an appropriate tribute, because Roosevelt was instrumental in establishing the March of Dimes to help find a cure for polio (a disease from which he suffered). 
 

When it was first minted in 1946, the Roosevelt Silver Dime was struck in .900 pure silver.
It was made at three different U.S. Mints – Philadelphia (no Mint mark), Denver (“D” mark on reverse, above the “E” in “ONE”), and San Francisco (“S” mark).
 

This collection includes one first-year 1946 Roosevelt Silver Dime from each of the three mints where it was struck (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco). 
It is a complete first-year silver coin collection that has been specially assembled to celebrate the coin’s 60th anniversary.
 

The coin was designed by John R. Sinnock.  One side shows a portrait of Roosevelt. 
The other side features flaming torch (a symbol of liberty and freedom) in the center. 
A sprig of laurel on the left (a symbol of civic glory) and a sprig of oak on the right (a symbol of military glory) pay tribute to
Roosevelt’s New Deal policies that transformed America in the Great Depression, as well as his leadership in World War II.

The last Roosevelt Silver Dime was minted in 1964, when the composition was changed to copper-nickel due to the rising cost of silver. 
The first-year 1946 coins are never seen in circulation today. 
Millions of coins were melted for the precious silver when the price of silver bullion soared to over $50 an ounce in 1980. 
Millions more coins were also melted at other times when silver prices spiked. 
To make matters worse, most of these coins were worn out or damaged in circulation due to their “workhorse” nature at the time of issue.
 

As a result, there are fewer and fewer of these coins available to collectors every year.  For this collection, we have carefully selected only those coins in collectible condition. 
 

The three-coin collection is presented in a custom wallet and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.