1995-P

The 1995-P Roosevelt dime came out of Philadelphia at 1,125,500,000 pieces, the second consecutive billion-coin year and a small step down from the 1994-P figure as Federal Reserve coin orders continued to support sustained high-volume dime production through the mid-1990s. 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 1995-P sits in the mid-1990s high-output stretch that runs from 1994 through 1996 and represents the post-recession recovery of dime demand at point of sale.

Authentication on the 1995-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 1995-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 1995-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 over 1.1 billion pieces entered circulation rather than collector hands. Base-grade pricing has held flat for decades, and the 1995-P serves as a routine fill in modern Roosevelt date sets. The mid-1990s high-output framing pairs with the 1994-P and 1996-P entries to anchor the post-recession production-recovery arc in any display set. For Philadelphia's production arc across the mid-1990s, see the Roosevelt Dime series history.