Before John F. Kennedy was featured on the American dime, the coin depicted Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt's image was first introduced in 1946, shortly after his death, to honor his contributions, particularly in founding the March of Dimes, a charity aimed at combating polio. The design remained until 1965 when the Kennedy dime was introduced following his assassination.
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The first American dime was issued in 1796. It was part of the Coinage Act of 1792, which established the U.S. dollar and its subdivisions. The initial design featured a depiction of Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. The 1796 dime was made of silver and weighed 17.5 grams.
It's worth exactly 10 cents.
Various images of Miss Liberty were on the US dime before the current series featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt was introduced in 1946.
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He was a popular President and died in office . People wanted to honor him in some special way and the dime seemed liked a good choice because Roosevelt had founded the anti-polio group that used the March of dimes as its annual fund-raiser. Lincoln was already on the penny but the dime had only an allegorical figure of Mercury.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the President on the American dime.
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Eisenhower was never on the dime; he was on the silver dollar in the 1970s. Franklin Roosevelt has been on the dime since 1946. Before that, the dime featured Liberty wearing a winged cap.
The phone number of the American Dime Museum is: 410-230-0263.
The address of the American Dime Museum is: 1808 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
The American dime is equal to ten cents, or one tenth of a dollar.
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