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Soon after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, legislation was introduced that called for the replacement of the Mercury dime with one bearing Roosevelt's image. The dime was chosen to honor Roosevelt partly due to his efforts in the founding of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later renamed the March of Dimes), which originally raised money for polio research and to aid victims of the disease and their families.The public had been urged to send in a dime to the Foundation, and by Roosevelt's death, the Foundation was already popularly known as the "March of Dimes."

The dime was released to the public on January 30, 1946, which would have been Roosevelt's 64th birthday. The reverse design elements of a torch, olive branch, and oak branch symbolized, respectively, liberty, peace, and victory.

This is a mini bullion coin measuring 10mm (approximately 7/16") in diameter.

It is 22k HGE which means it's plated in real gold but not solid gold. The weight is approximately .81 gram.

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The dime is for size reference only and is not included.