An allegory of Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap (freedom of thought) is surrounded with the word `LIBERTY` and accompanied with the motto: `IN GOD WE TRUST`
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST 1919 AAW
Reverse description
A fasces mixed with an olive branch shows both that the United States is prepared for the war and its desire for peace. It is accompanied with the motto `E • PLURIBUS UNUM` and surrounded with the face value and the lettering `UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA`, with the mintmark to the right of `ONE`
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
E • PLURIBUS UNUM
UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA
* ONE DIME *
D (Translation: Out of Many, one United States of America * One Dime * D)
Edge
Reeded (118 reeds)
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage
1916 - - 22 180 080 1916 D - - 264 000 1916 S - - 10 450 000 1917 - - 55 230 000 1917 D - - 9 402 000 1917 S - - 27 330 000 1918 - - 26 680 000 1918 D - - 22 674 800 1918 S - - 19 300 000 1919 - - 35 740 000 1919 - Doubled Die Reverse - 1919 D - - 9 939 000 1919 S - - 8 850 000 1920 - - 59 030 000 1920 D - - 19 171 000 1920 S - - 13 820 000 1921 - - 1 230 000 1921 D - - 1 080 000 1923 - - 50 130 000 1923 S - - 6 440 000 1924 - - 24 010 000 1924 D - - 6 810 000 1924 S - - 7 120 000 1925 - - 25 610 000 1925 D - - 5 117 000 1925 S - - 5 850 000 1926 - - 32 160 000 1926 D - - 6 828 000 1926 S - - 1 520 000 1927 - - 28 080 000 1927 D - - 4 812 000 1927 S - - 4 770 000 1928 - - 19 480 000 1928 D - - 4 161 000 1928 S - Large `S` - 7 400 000 1928 S - Small `S` - 1929 - - 25 970 000 1929 D - - 5 034 000 1929 S - - 4 730 000 1929 S - Doubled Die Obverse - 1930 - - 6 770 000 1930 S - - 1 843 000 1931 - - 3 150 000 1931 D - - 1 260 000 1931 S - - 1 800 000 1931 S - Doubled Die Obverse - 1934 - - 24 080 000 1934 D - - 6 772 000 1935 - - 58 830 000 1935 D - - 10 477 000 1935 S - - 15 840 000 1936 - - 87 504 130 1936 - Doubled Die Obverse - 1936 - Proof - 4 130 1936 D - - 16 132 000 1936 S - - 9 210 000 1937 - - 56 865 756 1937 - Doubled Die Obverse - 1937 - Proof - 5 756 1937 D - - 14 146 000 1937 S - - 9 740 000 1937 S - Doubled Die Obverse - 1938 - - 22 198 728 1938 - Proof - 8 728 1938 D - - 5 537 000 1938 S - - 8 090 000 1939 - - 67 749 321 1939 - Doubled Die Obverse - 1939 - Proof - 9 321 1939 D - - 24 394 000 1939 S - - 10 540 000 1940 - - 65 361 827 1940 - Proof - 11 827 1940 D - - 21 198 000 1940 S - - 21 560 000 1941 - - 175 106 557 1941 - Doubled Die Obverse - 1941 - Proof - 16 557 1941 D - - 45 634 000 1941 D - Doubled Die Obverse - 1941 S - Large `S` - 43 090 000 1941 S - Small `S` - 1942 - - 205 432 329 1942 - Overdate variety 42/41 (see comments) - 1942 - Proof - 22 329 1942 D - - 60 740 000 1942 D - Overdate variety 42/41 (see comments) - 1942 S - - 49 300 000 1943 - - 191 710 000 1943 D - - 71 949 000 1943 S - - 60 400 000 1944 - - 231 410 000 1944 D - - 62 224 000 1944 S - - 49 490 000 1945 - - 159 130 000 1945 D - - 40 245 000 1945 S - Larger `S`; see comments - 41 920 000 1945 S - Very small `S`; see comments -