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1916 to 1945 Mercury Dimes

 The Mercury Dime may very well be the most beautiful coin ever produced by the United States Mint. It is truly remarkable that a coin this small could have such intricate detail and pleasing design.

One thing its design does not depict, however, is Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. The obverse figure is a depiction of Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap. The so called Mercury Dimes contain no mercury.

The portrait on its obverse is actually that of Liberty wearing a winged cap symbolizing freedom of thought. Thus, the coin more properly is known as the Winged Head Liberty dime. But the misnomer Mercury Dime was applied to it early on and, after many years of common usage, has stuck.

The 1916-D issue of only 264,000 coins is one of the most sought after Mercury Dime. No dimes at all bear the dates of 1922, 1932, or 1933, and the next rarest date after 1916-D is 1921-D.

1941 Mercury Dime      1941 Mercury Dime reverse

1941 Mercury Dime

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1943D, S 1944 Mercury Dimes
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9 Mercury Dimes 1930, 1931, and 1934
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1923 Phila,.&1923 San Fran SILVER Mercury Dimes
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12 -- 1916 Mercury Dimes 11 P -- 1 S
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Circulated~SILVER MERCURY DIMES 1935, 39, 42, 3x 45,45D
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1928 Phila.and 1928 San Fran SILVER Mercury Dimes
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Full Roll of 1939s Mercury Dimes
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(3) 1941-S MERCURY DIMES - BETTER DATE - FREE SHIP!
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Lot of 15 mercury dimes 1920-1939
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Lot of 30 mercury dimes 1940-1945
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TWO MERCURY DIMES 1923 & 1937
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ONE ROLL 1942 MERCURY DIMES-BU+
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1 ROLL OF 50 MERCURY DIMES
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1916-1945 MERCURY DIMES-Only Missing 1916-D - 76 TOTAL!
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100 Silver Mercury Dimes
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1916-1945 MERCURY DIMES-MISSING 1916D/1921D - 75 TOTAL!
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Lot of 4 Mercury Dimes 1939 1941 1942 1944
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50 -- 1934 90% Silver Mercury Dimes 1 Roll
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The best place to purchase Mercury Dime is at eBay. Most of these coins are expensive in the better grades and rare years especially the early years of issue. Except for the rare 1916-D it not very hard to complete a collection of Mercury Dimes. You should be able to find many nice specimens for your collection in the $1.00 to $10.00 range. Buy Mercury Dimes in mixed lots on eBay. You can find mixed rolls, bags and small lots of 20 to 40 different. Start your collection this way and add the key dates as you go.

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