The initials of coin designer and mint engraver John Sinnock are on the front of the dime.
It is a JS, standing for John R. Sinnock, the designer of the Roosevelt dime.
Are you looking here? It's probably js not vs. If you have a dime and a magnifying glass handy, look at President Roosevelt's neckline -- just beneath his ear. You will see the tiny initials JS for the designer John R. Sinnock.
It's a Roosevelt dime not a JS dime and all are considered common, value is about $2.00.
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No, the JS refers to the designer's initials. Any mintmark on a dime from 1953 will be found on the reverse to the left of the torch.
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It's simply a common Roosevelt dime. "JS" are the initials of the coin's designer, John Sinnock. His monogram appears under FDR's portraitWhen the coin was introduced after Roosevelt's death, an urban legend grew up that the initials actually stood for Josef Stalin. Unfortunately that rumor has been perpetuated up to the present time and no amount of truth seems to be able to dislodge it.
It isn't a "JS" (and JS isn't the mintmark, the mintmark, if any would be found on the reverse) dime. It is a Roosevelt Dime, the JS are the designer's initials. It is silver, however, and worth around $2.15 in silver content.
Presumably you're asking about the tiny letters appearing under the portrait of Franklin Roosevelt on the US dime. They're simply the initials of the coin's designer, John Sinnock.
It's just a silver Roosevelt dime worth about a dollar
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A 1961 dime is worth about $2 to $6, depending on its condition. The letters JS are not a mint mark. They're the initials of John Sinnock who sculpted Roosevelt's bust as it appears on the coin. Those initials appear on all Roosevelt dimes regardless of where or when they were minted.