The 1938-S Mercury Dime was struck at the San Francisco Mint with a recorded mintage of 8,090,000 coins — the 24th-lowest of the 77 circulation-strike issues in the mercury dime series, and 23% of the 35,817,000 mercury dimes the Mint produced across all facilities in 1938.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 Mercury Dime | Philadelphia | 22,190,000 |
| 1938-S Mercury Dime | San Francisco | 8,090,000 |
| 1938-D Mercury Dime | Denver | 5,537,000 |
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.