1959-P Roosevelt Silver Dime Brilliant Uncirculated

Product Description

The U.S. Mint had always issued 90% silver coins as a hard-asset foundation for the American economy, but in the 1960s the market price of silver began to exceed the face value of circulating coins. U.S. coins with 90% silver content were last issued for commerce in 1964; in subsequent years, the precious metal was reduced or replaced entirely. These days, 90% silver Roosevelt dimes are rarely found in pocket change due to their double dynamic of silver and numismatic value. This vintage 1959 Roosevelt silver dime is still as beautiful as the day it left the mint. Just 85 million were produced in Philadelphia that year, which was only about half the number minted at Denver in 1959.