1994-D

Denver delivered 750,110,166 Roosevelt dimes in 1994, a modest recovery from the 1993-D figure but well below the billion-coin output recorded at Philadelphia the same year. The allocation imbalance tracks the routine year-by-year shifting of Federal Reserve coin orders between the two facilities and is not unusual within the modern Roosevelt run. The D 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 1994-D sits as a moderate-output Denver issue in the mid-1990s recovery stretch before the billion-coin Denver totals that arrived with 1995 and 1996.

Authentication on the 1994-D follows the standard clad-dime workflow: 2.268 grams on a calibrated scale, D 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 1994-D 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 1994-D 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 750 million pieces entered circulation rather than collector hands. Base-grade pricing has held flat for decades, and the 1994-D serves as a routine fill in modern Roosevelt date sets. The Philadelphia-Denver allocation imbalance pairs with the 1994-P entry to anchor the mid-1990s recovery-era production-allocation story in any display set. For Denver's production arc across the mid-1990s, see the Roosevelt Dime series history.