2022-D

Denver delivered 1,583,000,000 Roosevelt dimes in 2022, a 7 percent uptick from the 1.481-billion 2021-D figure as Federal Reserve coin orders continued the elevated pandemic-recovery production pattern. Denver outproduced Philadelphia by 32 million pieces, the narrowest two-mint gap of the 2020-2022 surge period. The mintage ran parallel to the launch year of the American Women Quarters Program, Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong, and the fourth year of the American Innovation Dollar program. The D mintmark held its established position above the date, the clad sandwich kept the 2.268-gram, 17.91-millimeter cupronickel-on-copper specification.

Authentication on the 2022-D follows the routine clad-dime workflow. Weight on a calibrated scale should read 2.268 grams, the D mintmark must show sharp serifs above the date under 10x magnification, and Full Bands evaluation runs across the two parallel bands at the torch midpoint. Full Bands, the third-party grading designation indicating complete separation of the two central torch bands, is reasonably available on 2022-D from original Mint sets and bank-wrapped rolls because Denver's 1.58-billion-piece surge production kept dies in fresh rotation. The FB premium concentrates at MS67 FB and finer where PCGS and NGC population reports thin to registry-relevant levels. The date carries no recognized RPM or doubled-die premium variety at Cherrypickers' principal listing.

The 2022-D circulates in massive quantity at every base grade and trades at standard type-coin pricing through MS66, with the 1.58-billion-piece mintage carrying no meaningful collector premium relative to its actual volume. The condition-rarity tier opens at MS67 FB where the certified population thins to registry-relevant levels, and MS68 FB examples reach four-figure territory at public auction when certified by a major service. Original 2022 Mint sets and bank-wrapped rolls remain the practical hunting ground for upgrade-grade material; the bulk of 1.583 billion pieces entered circulation rather than collector hands. The 2022-D classifies as regular at every tier. For Denver's pandemic-recovery output progression, see the Roosevelt Dime series history.