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Dime before the Mercury design
The Mint's dime page names the Mercury design from 1916 but not the one before it.
What our records show
- For 1900–1916, the years this site covers for this design, our table has production figures for 17 of 17 years.
- Facilities in the record, with the mark their coins carried: Philadelphia: no mint mark (1900–1916); Denver: D (1906–1912, 1914, 1916); San Francisco: S (1900–1916); New Orleans: O (1900–1903, 1905–1909).
- What the figures count: coins struck each calendar year, proofs included (the Mint's 1792-1965 pamphlet).
- 1916: the Mint's figure covers more than one design. Those rows are shaded.
“Liberty, in various forms, stayed on the dime until 1946.”
Metal, weight and size, where a Mint table dates it
| Coin years | Specification and source |
|---|---|
| 1900–1916 | Metal: 90% silver, 10% copper (fineness 900) · Weight: 2.5 g (38.58 grains) Silver: 2.25 g (our calculation: 2.5 g × 90% silver); 0.0723 troy oz (our conversion: grams ÷ 31.1035, rounded to 4 places). Metal weight, not a value. Source: U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792-1965, PDF pp. 11-12 (printed pp. 7-8), table C5 and footnote 9: "2 1/2 grams, or 38.58 grains"; fineness 900. Covers the standard set by the act of Feb. 12, 1873, the last change the Mint's silver-coinage table lists for coinage to Dec. 31, 1965 (pamphlet table C5). |
Each row covers only the coin years its source establishes. Proof and collector versions can differ and aren't covered.
How many were made
| Year | Philadelphia no mint mark | Denver D | San Francisco S | New Orleans O | What the figure counts, and notes | Source (see list below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 17,600,912 | none in this row's coverage | 5,168,270 | 2,010,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1901 | 18,860,478 | none in this row's coverage | 593,022 | 5,620,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1902 | 21,380,777 | none in this row's coverage | 2,070,000 | 4,500,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1903 | 19,500,755 | none in this row's coverage | 613,300 | 8,180,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1904 | 14,601,027 | none in this row's coverage | 800,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2 |
| 1905 | 14,552,350 | none in this row's coverage | 6,855,199 | 3,400,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1906 | 19,958,406 | 4,060,000 | 3,136,640 | 2,610,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| 1907 | 22,220,575 | 4,080,000 | 3,178,470 | 5,058,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| 1908 | 10,600,545 | 7,490,000 | 3,220,000 | 1,789,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| 1909 | 10,240,650 | 954,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,287,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| 1910 | 11,520,551 | 3,490,000 | 1,240,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 4, 2 |
| 1911 | 18,870,543 | 11,209,000 | 3,520,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 4, 2 |
| 1912 | 19,350,700 | 11,760,000 | 3,420,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 4, 2 |
| 1913 | 19,760,622 | none in this row's coverage | 510,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2 |
| 1914 | 17,360,655 | 11,908,000 | 2,100,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 4, 2 |
| 1915 | 5,620,450 | none in this row's coverage | 960,000 | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 2 |
| 1916 | 40,670,000 | 264,000 | 16,270,000 | none in this row's coverage | All dime designs of 1916 combined; a figure for this design alone isn't available here. struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 4, 2 |
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 42 and 44 (printed pp. 38 and 40), table C19
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 60 and 62 (printed pp. 56 and 58), table C33
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF p. 66 (printed p. 62), table C39
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF p. 54 (printed p. 50), table C27
Where the mint mark is
The Mint pages we used don't say where this design carries its mint mark, so we don't give a location.
Sources
- Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792-1965. Bureau of the Mint, U.S. Treasury Department (Eva Adams, Director), hosted by FRASER, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Dime (U.S. Mint, Circulating Coins). United States Mint (archived copy).
Figures and quotes checked against their sources on October 12, 2026.