1 Dime "Mercury Dime"

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1916-1945
Value	10 Cents = 1 Dime (0.1 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	17.9 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 51 Numista (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 140, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 133 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

An allegory of Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap (freedom of thought) is surrounded with the word "LIBERTY" and accompanied with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST"

Lettering: LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1919 AAW

Engraver: Adolph Alexander Weinman

Reverse

A fasces mixed with an olive branch shows both that the United States is prepared for the war and its desire for peace. It is accompanied with the motto "E • PLURIBUS UNUM" and surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA", with the mintmark to the right of "ONE"

Lettering:
E • PLURIBUS UNUM
UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA
* ONE DIME *
D

Translation:
Out of Many, one
United States of America
* One Dime *
D

Engraver: Adolph Alexander Weinman

Edge

Reeded (118 reeds)

Mints

	United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
D	United States Mint, Denver, United States (1906-date)
S	United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

An example of a Doubled Die:

The difference between the 1941 small "S" and regular "S" is the distance between the lowest branch and the top of the "S". The distance is larger on the small "S" pieces compared to the large "S" pieces:

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1916	22 180 080	3.13	3.86	5.86	5.99			18	10%
1916 D	264 000		1 259						0.6%	Rare
1916 S	10 450 000	2.94	5.79		8.21				4%
1917	55 230 000	2.23	3.06	2.35	4.69	2.40		55	13%
1917 D	9 402 000	3.89	5.78						3%
1917 S	27 330 000	2.87	2.86	3.12	2.35				6%
1918	26 680 000	2.20	3.38	4.69	5.86				9%
1918 D	22 674 800	2.56	3.14	3.52	8.42				5%
1918 S	19 300 000	2.91	3.15	4.22	3.52				5%
1919	35 740 000	2.89	2.71	3.00	5.32				9%
1919									0.04%	Doubled Die Reverse
1919 D	9 939 000	3.15	5.37	9.34	2.74				3%
1919 S	8 850 000	2.97	3.87						3%
1920	59 030 000	2.08	2.51	2.97	3.52	4.69			11%
1920 D	19 171 000	3.01	2.86						5%
1920 S	13 820 000	3.14	3.66		6.44				4%
1921	1 230 000	29	54						1.9%
1921 D	1 080 000	46	131						1.4%
1923	50 130 000	2.92	2.81	2.97	2.47				12%
1923 S	6 440 000	2.17	5.29	2.97	2.51				3%
1924	24 010 000	2.87	2.93	2.09	5.29				8%
1924 D	6 810 000	2.93	3.06						4%
1924 S	7 120 000	2.94	1.79	3.26					4%
1925	25 610 000	1.79	2.09	2.71	4.50	3.87			9%
1925 D	5 117 000	2.91	8.50						3%
1925 S	5 850 000	3.07	4.26						3%
1926	32 160 000	2.30	1.96	2.15	3.52	4.16			11%
1926 D	6 828 000	2.17	4.18						4%
1926 S	1 520 000	9.68	15						2.0%
1927	28 080 000	1.79	2.01	3.38	3.41				9%
1927 D	4 812 000	2.10	3.93	5.36	27				3%
1927 S	4 770 000	2.77	3.25		6.38				4%
1928	19 480 000	2.62	1.96	3.34	3.51	3.52			8%
1928 D	4 161 000	2.94	6.43		2.63				3%
1928 S	7 400 000		3.14	4.54					4%	Large "S"
1928 S									0.8%	Small "S"
1929	25 970 000	1.95	2.86	3.12	3.39				10%
1929 D	5 034 000	2.80	3.39	1.96					3%
1929 S	4 730 000		2.94	3.48	4.69	6.25			4%
1929 S									0.11%	Doubled Die Obverse
1930	6 770 000	3.25	2.94	3.68	3.11				5%
1930 S	1 843 000		4.00	7.19	3.93				2%
1931	3 150 000		3.89	4.78	6.50	6.22			3%
1931 D	1 260 000	7.73	12	6.78					2%
1931 S	1 800 000		3.93	5.48					2%
1931 S									0.13%	Doubled Die Obverse
1934	24 080 000	2.05	2.09	2.91	4.20			20	9%
1934 D	6 772 000	3.07	4.80	2.98	4.19				4%
1935	58 830 000	1.97	2.35	2.51	2.90	2.97	3.42	22	15%
1935 D	10 477 000	1.79	2.47	1.78	3.12				5%
1935 S	15 840 000	1.79	1.97	2.90	2.42	1.96			7%
1936	87 504 130	1.97	2.08	2.35	2.97	3.85	5.25	12	18%
1936									0.5%	Doubled Die Obverse
1936	4 130								0.4%	Proof
1936 D	16 132 000	1.99	2.20	2.97	3.11				7%
1936 S	9 210 000		2.89	2.19	3.55	3.26			5%
1937	56 865 756	1.99	2.35	2.35	2.97	3.34	2.71	12	15%
1937									0.2%	Doubled Die Obverse
1937	5 756								0.18%	Proof
1937 D	14 146 000		2.44	3.00	3.41	2.40			6%
1937 S	9 740 000		2.20	2.67	3.13	5.17		13	5%
1937 S									0.11%	Doubled Die Obverse
1938	22 198 728		2.06	2.82	2.98	4.25	7.04	22	9%
1938	8 728								0.3%	Proof
1938 D	5 537 000		3.01	3.26	3.46	3.52		79	4%
1938 S	8 090 000		3.15	3.03	2.97				5%
1939	67 749 321	2.31	2.29	2.70	2.84	3.05	4.12	8.04	16%
1939									0.3%	Doubled Die Obverse
1939	9 321								0.3%	Proof
1939 D	24 394 000		2.98	2.76	3.46	4.53	1.96	7.40	9%
1939 S	10 540 000		2.90	2.97	3.52	4.34			6%
1940	65 361 827	1.97	2.09	2.17	2.59	3.40	4.12		16%
1940	11 827								0.6%	Proof
1940 D	21 198 000		2.39	2.97	2.92	4.12	4.20	25	8%
1940 S	21 560 000		2.47	2.97	3.75	2.60		13	8%
1941	175 106 557	1.04	2.17	2.17	2.85	3.00	4.26	5.86	28%
1941									0.8%	Doubled Die Obverse
1941	16 557							148	0.5%	Proof
1941 D	45 634 000		2.57	2.97	3.00	2.98	6.71	5.76	12%
1941 D									0.3%	Doubled Die Obverse
1941 S	43 090 000		1.78	2.80	3.13	4.87		24	5%	Large "S"
1941 S			2.72	2.90	3.40	3.21		18	7%	Small "S"
1942	205 432 329	1.85	2.09	2.09	2.84	2.93	5.86	8.54	31%
1942	22 329							134	1.0%	Proof
1942 D	60 740 000		2.20	2.72	2.42	3.12	5.34	9.64	13%
1942 S	49 300 000		2.11	2.35	2.87	3.17	5.00	9.59	12%
1943	191 710 000	1.92	2.10	2.23	2.60	3.18	3.96	8.69	30%
1943 D	71 949 000		2.89	2.89	3.08	3.24	4.34	17	14%
1943 S	60 400 000	2.30	1.03	2.64	2.74	3.24	5.00	16	13%
1944	231 410 000	1.72	1.90	2.09	2.35	3.39	4.69	9.87	32%
1944 D	62 224 000		2.17	2.89	2.98	2.65	1.96	28	13%
1944 S	49 490 000		1.96	2.64	3.11	3.14	3.35	29	11%
1945	159 130 000	2.01	1.88	2.03	2.73	2.97	3.89	11	26%
1945 D	40 245 000	1.49	2.17	2.97	2.26	2.97	6.93	16	11%
1945 S	41 920 000		2.89	2.35	3.98	3.17	5.36	10	11%
1945 S					3.40				2%	Very small "S"

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