Lot 470
1946-1979 Roosevelt Dimes Whitman Folder
Sold December 12, 2025
- Price realized
- $170
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $80-120
Origin: United States
Denomination: One Dime
Year: 1946-1979
Mint: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco
Grade: Various Conditions, partially filled
Metal: 90% silver, 10% copper
Weight: Various Weights
Additional Description: A Whitman folder containing Roosevelt dimes from 1946 to 1979 charts more than three decades of American history through a single, familiar denomination. Introduced in 1946 to honor President Franklin D. Roosevelt shortly after his death, the dime replaced the Mercury design with a clean, modern portrait by John R. Sinnock. The choice was symbolic: Roosevelt had been closely associated with the March of Dimes campaign to combat polio, making the denomination especially fitting.
Clad dimes, those struck from 1965 onward, represent a pivotal shift in U.S. coinage, when intrinsic metal value gave way to modern, cost-efficient materials. Following the Coinage Act of 1965, silver was removed from circulating dimes, and replaced with a copper-nickel outer layer bonded to a pure copper core. The result was a more durable and economical coin, visually similar to its silver predecessor but fundamentally different in composition and purpose.
The design remained unchanged: John R. Sinnock’s portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt continued to grace the obverse, while the reverse retained the torch flanked by olive and oak branches, symbolizing liberty, peace, and strength.
Lot details
- Lot
- 470
- Auction
- Gold and Silver Showcase
- Closed
- December 12, 2025
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