The most important fact about a is that no genuine United States dimes were minted for circulation in 1922 . Because of this, any dime found with a 1922 date is either a counterfeit or a non-standard "fantasy" piece. Why weren't dimes minted in 1922?
Dime production was halted in 1922 due to a unique "perfect storm" of economic and legislative factors:
Since official production was zero, coins bearing this date fall into two categories:
There was already a glut of coins in circulation from high production years in the late 1910s, meaning American pockets were "full of silver" and didn't require new dimes. Identifying 1922 "Dimes"
A post-WWI recession reduced the demand for new circulating coinage.
