A Roosevelt dime from 1965 on is clad, not silver
Circulating Roosevelt dimes from 1965 on are copper-nickel clad under the Coinage Act of 1965. Same portrait as the silver years. The clad chart is its own page.
The Roosevelt dime did not stop when the silver ran out. John R. Sinnock's portrait stayed. The planchet changed. Circulating dimes dated 1965 and later are copper-nickel clad, and the chart for that type is the Roosevelt dime page. If your date is 1964 or earlier, stop here and use the pre-65 Roosevelt note.
The statute, not a rumor
The Coinage Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-81) tells the Mint to strike a clad dime: copper-nickel faces bonded to a copper core, the whole coin 2.268 grams. 31 U.S.C. § 5112 is the current statute that still describes that dime. Numista N#53 is the clad type page this site uses for the series specs. None of those sources turns a 1965 into a scarce date.
Hold the reeding to the light. The copper core shows up as a brown stripe between the outer layers. That stripe is the clad piece the act describes. If the edge has no stripe, read the date again before you file the coin on this page.
No mint mark is normal for three years
Circulation strikes from 1965, 1966, and 1967 carry no mint mark. The series page says so. A 1965 with a blank reverse spot where you expected a letter is ordinary. Later clad dates put a letter beside the torch again. Philadelphia still has none.
A worn clad dime is usually face value plus the time it takes someone to look. It is not the melt conversation the silver page is for. Proofs in mint packaging are a different object from a dime that lived in a cash register. Do not scrub either of them to make the torch look sharper.
Ohio coin dealers are the public state list if you are sorting a large mixed roll and want a person to flip dates with you. The national list starts at the dealer directory.
People Also Ask
What did the Coinage Act of 1965 do to the dime?
Public Law 89-81 authorized a clad dime with copper-nickel faces on a copper core, at 2.268 grams. Circulating dimes from 1965 on follow that clad standard. The silver Roosevelt years stay on the pre-65 page.
Why do some 1960s Roosevelt dimes have no mint mark?
Circulation strikes from 1965 through 1967 were struck without mint marks. A missing letter on those dates is how they were made. It is not a rare Philadelphia error.
Is a 1965 Roosevelt dime a key date?
No. 1965 is the first clad year for circulating dimes. The alloy change is not a key, and a bright example from change is still a common clad dime.
The portrait matches my silver dime. Are they one series?
The design is Sinnock's in both cases. This site keeps the silver years and the clad years on separate pages because the melt is different. Match the date, then open the page that fits.