The 1919-S Mercury Dime was struck at the San Francisco Mint with a recorded mintage of 8,850,000 coins — the 25th-lowest of the 77 circulation-strike issues in the mercury dime series, and 16% of the 54,529,000 mercury dimes the Mint produced across all facilities in 1919.
Full Bands examples are among the great strike rarities of the series.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 Mercury Dime | Philadelphia | 35,740,000 |
| 1919-S Mercury Dime | San Francisco | 8,850,000 |
| 1919-D Mercury Dime | Denver | 9,939,000 |
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.