1955 Roosevelt Dime

The ten-cent piece has always been popular in the U.S. Beginning in 1946; the U.S. Mint replaced its Mercury Dime with the Roosevelt Dime. The Roosevelt Dime has since been produced for years, and remains in production to this day. You may not think these coins have any value above their face value, but certain editions and mint years can have significant value to coin collectors.

For a coin collector, a Roosevelt Dime will likely only be worth the trouble if the coin is in top physical condition. These coins are generally not only the most valuable, but are also the most visually pleasing.

Grading the 1955 Roosevelt Dime

When collectors think about purchasing a coin such as the 1955 Roosevelt Dime, the first thing they will concern themselves with is the condition in which the coin is in. Condition not only affects value, but it also affect the general appeal of a collection, so collectors would like to buy those coins that haven’t been too heavily damaged.

Normally, judging the condition of a coin is something best left to the professionals, but not everyone has the time and money to send their coins away for grading. Understanding this, we have provided below a listing of the different characteristics of graded Roosevelt Dimes as to give you a better idea of what graded pieces might look like.

Uncirculated: An Uncirculated Roosevelt Dime is one that never was released into the open exchange market. Instead of changing hands over and over for decades like most Dimes did, these pieces were kept under lock and key and avoided most any damage. Even the mint’s original luster is still present on the coin’s faces.

Extremely Fine: A coin receiving this grade is one that was only put into circulation for a short period of time. During that time, the coin in question will have suffered some damage, but not enough to really take away from its appeal. Apart from some light scratching that is only visible under close inspection, these coins appear to be well-preserved.

Fine: If a coin is graded to be Fine, the coin in question is one that has spent a good bit of time being circulated. These coins will show a good bit of damage, but not so much that you cannot make out major identifying features such as the images and inscriptions.

Good: This is the grade given to coins that are in poor condition. These pieces, during their lives, were circulated for decades upon decades and have incurred a lot of damage during that time. For collectors, these are not the most desirable pieces, as seen by their relatively inexpensive asking prices.

Pricing the 1955 Roosevelt Dime

For coins like the Roosevelt Dime, the price you are going to pay is dependent on a few different factors. For one, the type of Dime it is will play very heavily into how much the asking price is. Because different types of Dimes were minted every year, their individual scarcities play into the asking price. In addition, you will need to pay attention to the coin’s condition. Dimes that are in excellent condition are the ones going for the highest prices.

Roosevelt Dimes

DATE	GOOD	FINE	EXTREMELY FINE	UNCIRCULATED
1955 Roosevelt Dime	N/A	N/A	$2	N/A
1955 Roosevelt Dime (D)	N/A	N/A	$2	N/A
1955 Roosevelt Dime (S)	N/A	N/A	$2	N/A
Source: Red Book