1922-dime

This law required the U.S. Mint to melt millions of silver dollars and replace them with new ones. In 1922, the Mint prioritized striking over 84 million Peace Dollars , leaving little machinery or staff available for smaller denominations.

Since official production was zero, coins bearing this date fall into two categories: 1922-dime

Dime production was halted in 1922 due to a unique "perfect storm" of economic and legislative factors: This law required the U