1993-P

The 1993-P Roosevelt dime came out of Philadelphia at 766,180,000 pieces, recovering somewhat from the 593-million figure of 1992 as Federal Reserve coin orders began to firm with the post-recession recovery. The matching production figure at Denver this year is one of the unusual coincidences of the era; both facilities produced 766,180,000 dimes, the first matched P-D output for the Roosevelt series since the 1987 pairing. The P mintmark sat above the date in its established position, the clad sandwich kept the 2.268-gram, 17.91-millimeter cupronickel-on-pure-copper specification, and strike quality across the year ran clean on most working presses. Within the broader Roosevelt arc, the 1993-P sits as a recovery-year issue between the 1992 trough and the billion-coin production levels that resumed in 1994.

Authentication on the 1993-P follows the standard clad-dime workflow: 2.268 grams on a calibrated scale, P mintmark sharp above the date under 10x magnification, and Full Bands evaluation across the central torch. Full Bands, the third-party grading designation that the two parallel torch bands at the midpoint show complete separation, is reasonably available on 1993-P from original Mint sets and bank-wrapped rolls because strike quality across the year held up. The FB premium concentrates at MS67 FB and finer where PCGS and NGC population reports thin enough to support registry-grade competition. No major business-strike die varieties carry Cherrypickers attribution at the principal level, and the date carries no recognized RPM or doubled-die premium varieties.

The 1993-P circulates in heavy quantity at every base grade and trades at standard type-coin pricing through MS66. The condition-rarity tier opens at MS67 FB where PCGS and NGC population reports thin to registry-relevant levels; MS68 FB examples reach four-figure territory at public auction when certified by a major service. Original Mint sets and bank-wrapped rolls remain the practical hunting ground for upgrade-grade examples, since the bulk of nearly 770 million pieces entered circulation rather than collector hands. Base-grade pricing has held flat for decades, and the 1993-P serves as a routine fill in modern Roosevelt date sets. The matched P-D production pairing offers a useful narrative anchor in display sets that highlight unusual mint-allocation coincidences across the modern Roosevelt era. For Philadelphia's production arc across the early 1990s recovery, see the Roosevelt Dime series history.