1996-W Roosevelt Dime
Price estimates — not financial advice. Values are based on published price guides and recent sales data. Coin grade dramatically affects value. Always verify with a trusted dealer or third-party grading service before buying or selling.
| Grade | Quality | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated | $18 |
| MS-65 | Gem Uncirculated | $25 |
| MS-66 | Gem Uncirculated+ | $35 |
| MS-67 | Superb Gem | $70 |
Source: published price guides (USA Coin Book / PCGS). Values are estimates and may not reflect current market conditions.
Struck at West Point as a special 50th-anniversary collectible — never released into general circulation, only distributed in 1996 mint sets. The only Roosevelt Dime ever to carry the W mintmark.
Struck within a year of FDR's death and timed for his birthday, January 30, 1946 — chosen because of Roosevelt's March of Dimes polio fundraising work. The composition went from 90% silver to copper-nickel clad in 1965, then resumed silver striking for proof sets from 1992 onward.
The Coinage Act of 1965 stripped silver from the dime and quarter entirely and reduced the half dollar to 40% silver. Skyrocketing silver prices and the strain on US silver reserves forced the change. 1964 was the last full-silver year for circulating US coinage — collectors mark the year as the modern silver cutoff.
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