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1959 Roosevelt Dime Value

Silver melt value, mintage by mint, and how this year compares with every other year of the Roosevelt Dime series.

Silver content

Composition 90% silver, 10% copper
Silver content, as struck 0.0723 troy oz
Silver content, worn (trading convention) 0.0715 troy oz 0.715 troy oz per $1 of face value, the figure dealers quote from
Face value $0.10
Silver years 1946 - 1964

1959 mintage by mint

Issue Mint Mintmark Struck for circulation Proofs
1959 Philadelphia No mintmark 85,780,000 1,149,291
1959-D Denver D 164,919,790 -
Total 250,699,790 1,149,291

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

  • 1959 (Philadelphia): 26th lowest of 48
  • 1959-D (Denver): 41st 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 1959 Roosevelt Dime

How much silver is in a 1959 Roosevelt Dime?
A 1959 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 1959 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 1959 Roosevelt Dimes were made?
250,699,790 were struck for circulation across 2 mints. Philadelphia struck 85,780,000 with no mintmark. Denver struck 164,919,790 with a D mintmark. A further 1,149,291 proofs were struck.
Is the 1959 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 1959 dime silver?
Yes. Every Roosevelt Dime struck from 1946 through 1964 is 90% silver.

Mintage sources