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- Mercury Dime 10c 1916-1945 MS FB
Mercury Dime Ten Cents 1916-1945
Business Strike, Full Bell Lines (FBL)
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
10C 1938-S PCGS MS68+ FB CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
(No Date)-D 10C Mercury Dime -- Struck 35% Off Center -- MS63 Full Bands NGC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
(No Date)-D 10C Mercury Dime -- Struck 35% Off Center -- MS63 Full Bands NGC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS Secure....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
10C 1916 MERCURY. PCGS MS68 FB CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
10C 1916 MERCURY. PCGS MS68 FB CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 Mercury 10c NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 10c Merc. NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916 10c Merc. NGC MS68 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
10C 1916 MERCURY. PCGS MS68 FB CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1916 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 72465)
In most cases, the least expensive type representatives from the Mercury dime will be found among the pieces issued from 1941 through 1945, certainly the most prolific era for this series in terms of overall mintages and availability of examples in the Gem Mint State grades. While the least expensive issues are from the last years of the series, many type set collectors prefer examples from the first years of the Mercury dime period, during which many notable key and semi-key issues was released, including the 1916-D, 1921, and 1921-D. Several other dates serve as conditional keys and semi-keys, including many of the branch-mint issues from the teens and 1920s.
Full Bands Mercury dimes (often abbreviated to just FB) exhibit full crossbands on the fasces, seen upon the reverse of this coin. FB details are not necessarily rare, though they are indicative of a Mercury dime being well struck and thus is considered by many enthusiasts to exemplify a true representation of this coin, as it fully shows all of the detail intended to be seen by artist Adolph A. Weinman, who designed this coin. Be wary of Mercury dimes that appear to have Full Bands details but in fact have only been altered to appear so. Coin doctors have found several techniques to create the impression of Full Bands details on Mercury dimes, including sculpting lines into the bands by use of a sharpened pen knife.
Obverse: Winged Liberty, or Mercury (the Roman god of commerce), is depicted facing left with LIBERTY spelled around the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left of the neck and the date is positioned just below the bust around 5 o'clock. The designer's initials "AW" appear to the right of the neck.
Reverse: A large torch is centered vertically adorned with an axe head and olive branches. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN * ONE DIME * is spelled out around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears near the bottom rim left of the torch.
Catalog Detail
GSID: | 72465 |
Coin Date: | Mercury Dime |
Denomination: | 10c / Ten cents |
Designation: | MS |
Mint Mark: | Various |
Coinage Type: | Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime |
Coinage Years: | 1916-1945 |
Composition: | 90% silver; 10% copper |
Variety: | 1916-1945 |
Strike Type: | Business |
Diameter: | 17.9 mm |
Fineness: | 0.9 |
Weight: | 2.5 gr |
Coin Shape: | Round |
Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
Obverse Lettering: | LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, W, [Date] |
Obverse Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
Reverse Lettering: | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE DIME |
Reverse Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
PCGS #: | 4903 |
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