Mercury dimes
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Mercury Dimes 1916-1945 Coin Guide
Mercury Dimes 1916-1945
Despite its tiny size, the "Mercury" dime may very well be the most beautiful coin ever produced by the United States Mint.
Mercury Dime Values
Mercury dime values start at $1 each. With silver at $15 to $16 an ounce, all silver dimes have this minimum value.
Mercury originated as the Roman god of commerce and was prayed to mainly by merchants. His name comes from the Latin word "mercari" meaning to deal or trade.
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The Mercury dime design is simpler than the more striking-looking Standing Liberty quarter or the REALLY attractive Walking Liberty half dollar.
Because of the resemblance to the Roman god, Mercury, the coin became known popularly as the "Mercury Head" Dime.
Mercury Dime
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1941 Mercury Dime
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1931-S Mercury Dime, Fine
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The Mercury Dime
As the dawn woke the sleeping giant, dragging the United States out of its period of isolationism into World War I, and through the waning of World War II, ...
The Mercury Dime served Americans well during one of this nation's most turbulent eras.
W mintmark on Mercury Dimes
Question: I have a 1942 mercury dime with a mint mark of "W". Where is that, and why don't I ever see it listed when I read prices of coins?
1942 over 1941 Mercury Dime
The 1942-D overdate will have the "2" in "1942" almost completely over the "1" and the "D" mintmark will have been repunched, that is stamped over a "D" that was placed in the wrong position.
Mercury Dimes (1916-1945)
In 1916 a new dime motif appeared. The work of sculptor Adolph A. Weinman, Miss Liberty now had wings on her head.
Mercury Dime: the U.S. Ten Cent pieces struck from 1916 to 1945. The front of these coins has a head of Liberty wearing a winged cap, supposedly representing freedom of thought, and looking slightly like the Roman god Mercury.
Mercury: The unofficial nickname given to the Winged Liberty Head dime of 1916-45. The designer never intended the coin to depict Mercury, a male Greek god with wings on his ankles.
Mercury or Winged Liberty Head Dime
Although commonly called the "Mercury Dime," the obverse actually bears the female likeness of Liberty wearing a Phrygian slave’s cap with wings symbolizing freedom of thought.
Mercury Bands
The image on the left is of the center bands of a 1944 Mercury Dime graded ICG MS66, and the image on the right is of the center bands of a 1944-D Mercury Dime graded ICG MS67 Full Bands. The bands really are fully split.
Mercury dime
Common name for the Winged Liberty Head dime issued from 1916 until 1945. The A.A. Weinman motif was quickly compared to the Roman god Mercury and the name stuck with the public.
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mercury dime - Name for the US 10 cent dime piece made between 1916 and 1945. Originally called the Winged Liberty Head dime, the name mercury dime caught on with the general public when it was compared to the Roman God "Mercury".
Mercury Dime Silver Proof Set
Older proof sets aren't always easy to obtain. Mercury was the messenger of the gods, but sometimes finding a Mercury dime silver proof set isn't as swift.
Mercury dime
Slang for the Winged Liberty Head dime issued from 1916 until 1945.
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Mercury standing left, holding purse and caduceus
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Mercury dime
Common name for the Winged Liberty Head dime issued from 1916 through 1945. (Also 'Merc').
Metal stress lines
Radial lines, sometimes visible, caused by metal flowing outward from the center of the planchet during the minting process.
Mercury
messenger of the gods
Has a winged cap and carries a purse and caduceus ...
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Mercury
Hermes
Septimius Severus
provincial
Mercury, messenger of the gods, wears a winged helmet, wings on his feet and carries a caduceus and purse. He was the patron of merchants, travelers and thieves.
Mercury standing left, purse in right hand, caduceus in left
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Wisdom ...
Mercury Dime
nickname given to the winged liberty dime series from 1916 to 1945 due to the designs similarity to the Greek God Mercury
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Mercury
In coin collecting terms the unofficial nickname given to the Winged Liberty Head dime of 1916-45. The designer never intended the coin to depict Mercury, a male Greek god with wings on his ankles.
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Mercs Mercury dimes.
Mint State Also Uncirculated. A coin in the condition in which it left the mint. Never circulated: ...
That is a Mercury dime and it was made between 1916 and 1945. It is called that because people think the head looks like that of the Greek god, Mercury (like in the FTD logo). Actually, it isn't him, it is meant to be "Liberty.
The metal mercury was thought of as a kind of silver, though the two elements are chemically unrelated; its names hydrargyrum ("watery silver") and the English quicksilver attest to this.
So-called "Mercury" dimes contain no mercury, nor do they depict the Roman messenger god. Adolph A. Weinman, was the designer and a noted sculptor who had studied under Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
the wand of Mercury, having snakes and wings as ornamentation.
Caesar
originated with the family name of Julius Caesar, taken by the adopted Augustus.
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Term applied to Mercury (Winged Liberty Head) dimes when the central band is fully separated (FB). There can be no disturbance of the separation.
(vi) Heavy Janus-Mercury Series. Similar to Series iii, but without symbol. Cast on the standard Of the pound of 327 grm. As to Uncia. This last series (vi) is assigned by Haeberlin to the mint of Rome itself.
The obverse with Mercury standing in the foreground with hand to ear. Behind, two frigates on the sea bearing upon their ensigns the harp of Ireland (which had been under the dominion of England for many years) and the lilies of France, respectively.
1563 Discovery of mercury deposits at Huancavelica
These deposits enable silver to be extracted from Potosi by the mercury amalgam process already used in silver mines in Mexico. Thereafter huge supplies of silver are sent to Europe and China.
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A term used for a Mercury dime where the horizontal bands of the fasces device on the reverse side are fully separated. Full Split Bands are rarer than normal bands, and is an important modifier in grading Mercury dimes.
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Merc(s)
Short for Mercury-Head dimes minted in the United States between 1916 and 1945. See also: FB / FULL-BAND
Metal Flow
A combination of heat and compression from the DIES, metal and presses that creates a melded appearance to a coin.
" [Grinning broadly] Bands Refers to fully separated and distinct cross bands on the reverse fasces of a Mercury dime. A coin's price can more than double in value if this feature is full. Typical grade description: 1916-D Mercury. Mint State 63.
during handling at the Mint or during normal shipping/handling to the distribution system (banks, etc.) Baggy Numerous bag marks from banging into other coins Bands Raised horizontal lines at center of bundle of sticks on reverse of Mercury ...
There are never more than seven stars depicted, which would account for all of the "roaming" objects in the heavens (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars. Jupiter, and Saturn).
105-107 and 115; Edward Barnsley (contributor), reprint of the first page of the Loyal Impartial Mercury or News both Forreign and Domestick, no. 24, from Tuesday October 3 to Friday October 6, 1682; in The Colonial Newsletter, vol. 16, no.
A youthful Janiform head, perhaps representing the Dioscuri, appears on the obverse of the earliest as, whilst the reverse shows Mercury wearing his winged petasus.
The 1916-D dime, for instance, is usually considered the key coin of the Mercury dime series. It is the lowest mintage coin of the set and the most expensive (in most grades).
The Mercury dime, the Franklin half dollar, the Walking Liberty half dollar, the Lincoln cent and almost all other coins give no clues, except for initials hidden somewhere on the coin, to the designer's identity.
FSB - 'Full Split Bands' - Mercury Head US Silver dimes minted between 1916 and 1947 may receive the attribute FSB, Full Split Bands. On the reverse of the dime are some horizontal bands that hold the 'sticks' together.
On Mercury type dimes (1916 to 1945) on the reverse to the lower left of the fasces. On the Roosevelt type dimes up till 1982 on the left of the bottom of the torch.
Twenty Cents - on the reverse below the eagle.
I - O - M - H = Jovi optimo maximo Heliopolitano; Propy- laeum of the same temple, I - O - M - H -; Temple on rock approached by lofty staircase; Mercury (the triad of Heliopolitan divinities consisted of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury: Perdrizet, ...
(Credit Note for the city of Kahla about 3/4 Mark or 75 pfennig): Depicted on the obverse: Corpulent man in armor with the initials RF (Republic of France) shooting arrows at Mercury (Germany) who is tied to a tree.
Weinman's designs for the dime (Winged Liberty Head, or Mercury) and half dollar (Liberty Walking); and Hermon A. MacNeil's design for the quarter.
The Winged Liberty Head or "Mercury" dime as it is more commonly called is the product of a winning design submitted by Adolph Alexander Weinman in competition to replace the then current Barber design.
A herald's staff, usually an attribute of Mercury (the Greek Hermes). It is decorated with a pair of serpents, and it is often winged.
Fasces - Term referring to the motif on the reverse of Mercury dimes. The design consists of a bundle of rods banded or wrapped around an ax head with a protruding blade.
Mercury head rt., 2 pellets behind/Prow rt., MA monogram before, ROMA above, 2 pellets in exergue, Sear 1226, Crawford 64/6. Centered, dark brown patina with slight roughness in spots, clear portrait and rev., Fine....$65 Photo ...
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