The dime is the United States' 10-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president. He's been on the dime since 1946.

Whose face is on the dime and why?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt isn't just honored on the coin's face because he was the 32nd president of the United States. After President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in April 1945, the Treasury Department decided to honor him by placing his portrait on a coin. There's a reason the dime was chosen for the honor.

Who is the lady on the dime?

The Winged Liberty Head dime is most commonly referred to as a mercury dime. Most people assume the coin contains an image of mercury the greek messenger and god of trade. The figure is in fact lady liberty with winds on her head.