1980-D

The 1980-D Roosevelt dime came out of the Denver Mint at 719,354,321 pieces, a heavy production figure consistent with the late-1970s and early-1980s pattern of Denver matching or slightly trailing Philadelphia on annual Roosevelt output. Denver had carried the D mintmark on Roosevelt dimes continuously since the series began in 1946, so 1980 brought no varietal change to the Denver coin even as Philadelphia's first-year-of-issue P mintmark drew collector attention across the denomination. The 1980-D shares the standard clad-era specification of 2.27 grams, 17.9 millimeters, and a cupronickel outer layer bonded to a pure copper core, with the D mintmark seated above the date in the same position adopted across the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar.

Authentication checks the D mintmark for sharpness on well-preserved examples and confirms standard reeded edge presentation. The 2.27 gram weight standard rules out planchet substitution at the coin shop level, and the design itself carries no significant die varieties documented at the major attribution levels for this date. Full Bands designation on Mint State coins requires the same crisp horizontal separation on the torch as every clad-era D issue, and registry-grade collectors track MS67 FB and finer as the threshold tier where condition rarity drives meaningful premiums above the routine type-coin baseline.

The 1980-D is abundant across all circulated grades and remains common in Mint State through MS66 from original Mint sets and dealer-broken bag stock. MS67 Full Bands populations are well-distributed by modern standards, and prices concentrate at MS67 Full Bands and finer where condition rarity drives meaningful premiums; below that grade tier the date is a common type coin trading at modest dealer markup. The 1980-D pairs naturally with the 1980-P in date sets where the new P mintmark gets the headline attention. For Denver's broader production role across four decades of clad Roosevelts, see the Roosevelt Dime series history.