The 1945 Mercury Dime was struck at the Philadelphia Mint with a recorded mintage of 159,130,000 coins — the 73rd-lowest of the 77 circulation-strike issues in the mercury dime series, and 66% of the 240,665,000 mercury dimes the Mint produced across all facilities in 1945.
The famous Full Bands rarity - a colossal mintage struck so hastily that fully split crossbands are the series' last great prize.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 Mercury Dime | Philadelphia | 159,130,000 |
| 1945-S Mercury Dime | San Francisco | 41,290,000 |
| 1945-D Mercury Dime | Denver | 40,245,000 |
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.