1946 Roosevelt Dime Value

Silver content

1946 mintage by mint

• 1946: 1946 is the year the Roosevelt dime replaced the Mercury dime, and the Bureau of the Mint compilation counts dimes by calendar year without separating the two designs. Here that costs nothing: the compilation's 1946 totals of 255,250,000 at Philadelphia, 61,043,500 at Denver and 27,900,000 at San Francisco are exactly the published Roosevelt figures, leaving no room for a Mercury dime dated 1946. The first Roosevelt dime was struck at Philadelphia on 19 January 1946.

Ranked by circulation mintage against all 48 Roosevelt Dime issues struck 1946 to 1964, lowest first:

• 1946 (Philadelphia): 44th lowest of 48
• 1946-D (Denver): 22nd lowest of 48
• 1946-S (San Francisco): 8th lowest of 48

Key dates: Sources disagree about whether this series has key dates at all, so the full picture is worth stating rather than a single answer. CoinWeek's series overview says the silver Roosevelt dime "has no standout key", and Gainesville Coins writes that no regular-issue business-strike Roosevelt dime is rare in the absolute sense. Against that, CoinWeek's own guide to the 1949-S calls it one of the key dates of the series, coincollecting.com names the 1949-S, 1955, 1955-D and 1955-S, and the American Numismatic Association names the 1949, 1949-D, 1949-S and 1950-S. The three lists overlap on the 1949-S alone, which is the only issue flagged as a key date here; every other issue any of them names carries a note saying who names it.

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Questions about the 1946 Roosevelt Dime

How much silver is in a 1946 Roosevelt Dime?

A 1946 Roosevelt Dime is 90% silver and contains 0.0723 troy ounces of pure silver as struck. Circulated coins have lost a little to wear, so the trade prices them at 0.715 troy oz per $1 of face value, or 0.0715 troy oz for this coin.

What is a 1946 Roosevelt Dime worth?

Its silver melt value is shown at the top of this page and is recalculated from the live silver spot price each time the page loads. Coins in collector grades can be worth more than melt, which depends on condition and is not covered here.

How many 1946 Roosevelt Dimes were made?

344,193,500 were struck for circulation across 3 mints. Philadelphia struck 255,250,000 with no mintmark. Denver struck 61,043,500 with a D mintmark. San Francisco struck 27,900,000 with an S mintmark.

Is the 1946 Roosevelt Dime a key date?

No. The one key date of the Roosevelt Dime series is 1949-S. Sources disagree about whether this series has key dates at all, so the full picture is worth stating rather than a single answer. CoinWeek's series overview says the silver Roosevelt dime "has no standout key", and Gainesville Coins writes that no regular-issue business-strike Roosevelt dime is rare in the absolute sense. Against that, CoinWeek's own guide to the 1949-S calls it one of the key dates of the series, coincollecting.com names the 1949-S, 1955, 1955-D and 1955-S, and the American Numismatic Association names the 1949, 1949-D, 1949-S and 1950-S. The three lists overlap on the 1949-S alone, which is the only issue flagged as a key date here; every other issue any of them names carries a note saying who names it.

Is a 1946 dime silver?

Yes. Every Roosevelt Dime struck from 1946 through 1964 is 90% silver.