Mercury dime
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The Mercury dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1916 to 1945, notable for its depiction of Liberty wearing a winged cap that resembles the Roman god Mercury.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury Dime (Winged Liberty Head dime, 1916) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States ten-cent coin
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silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century coins
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U.S. coinage ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | no longer minted for circulation ⓘ |
| commonNameOrigin | resembles Roman god Mercury ⓘ |
| compositionStandard | Coinage Act of 1890 standard silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| denomination | 10 cents ⓘ |
| diameter | 17.9 mm ⓘ |
| edgeType | reeded edge ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 2.5 g ⓘ |
| metalComposition |
10% copper
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90% silver ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | left of fasces on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Denver Mint
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Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Winged Liberty Head dime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableKeyDate | 1916-D Mercury dime ⓘ |
| notableVariety |
1942/41 overdate
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1942/41-D overdate ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | Adolph A. Weinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseInscription |
IN GOD WE TRUST
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LIBERTY ⓘ |
| obverseMotif |
Liberty wearing a winged cap
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date ⓘ inscription LIBERTY ⓘ motto IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ portrait of Liberty ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Great Depression era
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World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II era ⓘ |
| replaced | Barber dime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Roosevelt dime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | Adolph A. Weinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
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ONE DIME ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseMotif |
fasces
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inscription ONE DIME ⓘ inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ motto E PLURIBUS UNUM ⓘ olive branch ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| value | one dime ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mercury Dime (Winged Liberty Head dime, 1916)