The 1917-S Mercury Dime was struck at the San Francisco Mint with a recorded mintage of 27,330,000 coins — the 51st-lowest of the 77 circulation-strike issues in the mercury dime series, and 30% of the 91,962,000 mercury dimes the Mint produced across all facilities in 1917.
A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 Mercury Dime | Philadelphia | 55,230,000 |
| 1917-S Mercury Dime | San Francisco | 27,330,000 |
| 1917-D Mercury Dime | Denver | 9,402,000 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint, Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.