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LOT- 11 Roosevelt Dimes, 1 Graded MS-70

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LOT- 11 Roosevelt Dimes, 1 Graded MS-70
(2) 1965, (2) 1966, (3) 1967, (3) 1968-D, (1) 1969-D; The Roosevelt Dime is a US dime piece that was first produced in 1946, shortly after the death of the nation's 32nd President. The dime piece was chosen to honor President Franklin Delano Roosevelt because of all of his work with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (known today as the March of Dimes) and people were encouraged to send a dime donation, hence the new name March of Dimes. President Roosevelt worked hard to get the Foundation up and running. U.S. Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross wanted the new Roosevelt Dime ready to be released on what would have been President Roosevelt's 64th birthday, January 30, 1946 which was also the day that the 1946 March of Dimes fundraiser was to kick off. So, instead of the normal contest among American artists for the design of the coin, Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock was chosen to design the new dime piece. On the Reverse a torch symbolizing liberty, an olive branch symbolizing peace and an oak branch symbolizing victory!! Don't Miss these Gems or Send Them in to The March of Dimes for a Donation & Write it Off!!