| Added by |
 Bruce Weese
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| In personal collections | 21 |
| General Description | Soon after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, legislation was introduced by Virginia Congressman Ralph H. Daughton that called for the replacement of the Mercury dime with one bearing Roosevelt's image. The dime was chosen to honor Roosevelt partly due to his efforts in the founding of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later renamed the March of Dimes), which originally raised money for polio research and to aid victims of the disease and their families. The public had been urged to send in a dime to the Foundation, and by Roosevelt's death, the Foundation was already popularly known as the "March of Dimes." |
| Obv. Description | President Roosevelt's left facing image appears on the obverse of this coin with the word Liberty in front of his face and the words "In God We Trust" under his chin. Below his neck is the date the Denver mint mark and the initials JS for designer John Sinnock. |
| Rev. Description | Around the top of the coin is the words "The United States of America" and at the bottom the words "One Dime" denoting the denomination. In the center is a torch flanked by sprigs on either side. Interlaced through the torch and sprigs are the words "E Pluribus Unum" |
| Catalog code | KM# 195A |
| Mintage | 653,203,402 |
| Diameter | 17.90 mm |
| Thickness | 1.35 mm |
| Weight | 2.2700 g |
| Material | Copper-Nickel Clad Copper |
| Orientation | Coin |
| Mint | United States of America - Denver (D) |
| Edge Type | reeded |
| Designer | John R. Sinnock |
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Catalog prices *what it means? |
UNC $1.00 |
