He greatly expanded the role of the federal government with a wide-ranging economic and social program, the New Deal, designed to counter the Depression of the 1930s. He also led the nation through most of its participation in the global struggle of World War II.

Full Name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Birth Date & Place: January 30, 1882 Hyde Park, New York

Schooling: Graduated from Harvard University in 1903 Attended Columbia Law School

Lived: White House - Washington, D.C.
Hyde Park, New York

Death: April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia — 2 weeks before Germany surrendered in World War II.

1933-1945: 32nd president of United States. Served four terms.

Roosevelt's "New Deal" used government programs to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.

Roosevelt was one of the great Allied leaders during World War II, along with Winston Churchill.

Nickname: "FDR"

His portrait is on the dime.

He appointed the first woman to a cabinet position — Frances Perkins as the Secretary of Labor.

What is the Value of a Dime? A dime is worth 10 cents. This value can also be written as 10$ or $0.10. It is equivalent to 10 pennies or 2 nickels.

When was it First Issued? The Roosevelt dime was first minted in 1946, the first year after Franklin Roosevelt's death. It replaced the Liberty Head dime.

What is on the Back of the Coin? A torch (a symbol of light or enlightenment), an olive branch(a symbol of peace) and an oak branch (a symbol of strength).

Trivia: The average life span of a dime is 25 years.

Before 1965, the dime was made of silver, but it is now a mixture of 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel.

The dime is the smallest, thinnest and lightest U.S. coin.

"... the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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