The first known proposal for a decimal-based coinage system in the United States was made in 1783 by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and David Rittenhouse. 

The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The Roosevelt dime is the current dime, or ten-cent piece, of the United States. Struck by the United States Mint continuously since 1946, it displays President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and was authorized soon after his death in 1945. The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 – 1945), was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. 

OBVERSE: The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt facing left

Lettering: LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST JS D 1976 

Engraver: John R. Sinnock, 

REVERSE: An olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch symbolize respectively peace, liberty, and victory.

Lettering: E • PLU RIB US • U NUM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • ONE DIME • 

Motto: E Pluribus Unum 

Translation: Out of Many One

Engraver: John R. Sinnock, 

EDGE: Reeded

Designer : "JS" - John R. Sinnock (1888 - 1947), was the 8th Chief Engraver and Sculptor of the United States Mint. 

Mint : "D" - Denver, United States

Mintage in 1976 D       695 222 774

Country                      United States 

Type                         Standard circulation coin

Years                           1965-2021

Value                        10 Cents = 1 Dime 

Currency                       Dollar (1785-2021)

Composition             Copper-nickel clad copper

Weight                         2.268 g

Diameter                     17.91 mm

Thickness                  1.35 mm

Shape                       Round

Orientation               Coin alignment ↑↓

References                  KM# 195a, Schön# 197a