1 Dime "Mercury Dime"
Features
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1916-1945 |
| Value | 10 Cents = 1 Dime (0.1 USD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 17.9 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References | KM# 140, Schön# 133 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
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
Adolph Alexander Weinman was a German-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor.Reverse
Mintmark to right of ONE
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 facial value and the lettering "UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA"
Lettering:
E • PLURIBUS UNUM
UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA
* ONE DIME *
D
Engraver: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Adolph Alexander Weinman was a German-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor.Edge
Reeded (118 reeds)
Comments
What means "doubled die obverse (reverse)":
example of doubled die:
Difference between 1941 small "s" (on top) and regular "s" on bottom. The distance between the lowest branch and the "s" is larger with the small "s":
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 22,180,080 | 1.85 | 2.93 | 6.78 | |||||||
| 1916 D | 264,000 | Rare | |||||||||
| 1916 S | 10,450,000 | 7.75 | |||||||||
| ND (1916-1945) | Date worn off | ||||||||||
| 1917 | 55,230,000 | 1.47 | 3.60 | 3.92 | 4.91 | ||||||
| 1917 D | 9,402,000 | ||||||||||
| 1917 S | 27,330,000 | 2.45 | 2.50 | ||||||||
| 1918 | 26,680,000 | 1.98 | 4.88 | 6.09 | |||||||
| 1918 D | 22,674,800 | 2.41 | |||||||||
| 1918 S | 19,300,000 | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 35,740,000 | 1.84 | 2.34 | 5.54 | |||||||
| 1919 D | 9,939,000 | 3.88 | |||||||||
| 1919 S | 8,850,000 | 5.53 | |||||||||
| 1920 | 59,030,000 | 1.72 | 2.59 | 1.45 | 3.32 | 3.93 | |||||
| 1920 D | 19,171,000 | ||||||||||
| 1920 S | 13,820,000 | 3.66 | |||||||||
| 1921 | 1,230,000 | 25.94 | |||||||||
| 1921 D | 1,080,000 | ||||||||||
| 1923 | 50,130,000 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 3.43 | ||||||
| 1923 S | 6,440,000 | ||||||||||
| 1924 | 24,010,000 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 1.79 | 3.38 | ||||||
| 1924 D | 6,810,000 | 2.52 | |||||||||
| 1924 S | 7,120,000 | 1.09 | |||||||||
| 1925 | 25,610,000 | 2.46 | 4.85 | ||||||||
| 1925 D | 5,117,000 | ||||||||||
| 1925 S | 5,850,000 | 2.92 | |||||||||
| 1926 | 32,160,000 | 1.55 | 2.70 | 2.50 | |||||||
| 1926 D | 6,828,000 | ||||||||||
| 1926 S | 1,520,000 | ||||||||||
| 1927 | 28,080,000 | 1.47 | 2.34 | 3.93 | 3.11 | ||||||
| 1927 D | 4,812,000 | ||||||||||
| 1927 S | 4,770,000 | ||||||||||
| 1928 | 19,480,000 | 2.70 | 2.95 | 3.05 | |||||||
| 1928 D | 4,161,000 | ||||||||||
| 1928 S | 7,400,000 | 4.07 | large "S" | ||||||||
| 1928 S | small "S" | ||||||||||
| 1929 | 25,970,000 | 2.65 | 2.87 | 3.55 | |||||||
| 1929 D | 5,034,000 | ||||||||||
| 1929 S | 4,730,000 | 3.34 | |||||||||
| 1929 S | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1930 | 6,770,000 | ||||||||||
| 1930 S | 1,843,000 | ||||||||||
| 1931 | 3,150,000 | ||||||||||
| 1931 | doubled die obverse & reverse | ||||||||||
| 1931 D | 1,260,000 | ||||||||||
| 1931 S | 1,800,000 | ||||||||||
| 1931 S | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1934 | 24,080,000 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 2.08 | 3.93 | ||||||
| 1934 D | 6,772,000 | ||||||||||
| 1935 | 58,830,000 | 2.54 | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 3.24 | |||||
| 1935 D | 10,477,000 | 1.13 | 1.51 | ||||||||
| 1935 S | 15,840,000 | 2.76 | 1.79 | ||||||||
| 1936 | 87,504,130 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 2.34 | 3.02 | 4.05 | |||||
| 1936 | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1936 | 4,130 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1936 D | 16,132,000 | 2.78 | |||||||||
| 1936 S | 9,210,000 | ||||||||||
| 1937 | 56,865,756 | 2.55 | 1.97 | 2.05 | 3.16 | 13.32 | |||||
| 1937 | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1937 | 5,756 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1937 D | 14,146,000 | 3.37 | 2.95 | ||||||||
| 1937 S | 9,740,000 | 2.16 | |||||||||
| 1937 S | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1938 | 22,198,728 | 1.95 | 2.45 | 2.91 | |||||||
| 1938 | 8,728 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1938 D | 5,537,000 | ||||||||||
| 1938 S | 8,090,000 | 4.49 | |||||||||
| 1939 | 67,749,321 | 1.97 | 2.45 | 2.84 | 2.22 | ||||||
| 1939 | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1939 | 9,321 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1939 D | 24,394,000 | 1.81 | 3.01 | 4.60 | |||||||
| 1939 S | 10,540,000 | ||||||||||
| 1940 | 65,361,827 | 1.96 | 1.66 | 2.22 | 2.13 | ||||||
| 1940 | 11,827 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1940 D | 21,198,000 | 1.96 | |||||||||
| 1940 S | 21,560,000 | 1.79 | 1.61 | ||||||||
| 1941 | 175,106,557 | 2.35 | 1.97 | 2.69 | 3.21 | 5.54 | |||||
| 1941 | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1941 | 16,557 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1941 D | 45,634,000 | 2.74 | 2.16 | 5.63 | |||||||
| 1941 D | doubled die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1941 S | 43,090,000 | 2.34 | 1.61 | (fr) gros "S" | |||||||
| 1941 S | 5.98 | doubled die obverse | |||||||||
| 1941 S | 2.70 | small "S" | |||||||||
| 1942 | 205,432,329 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 2.33 | 3.32 | 10.81 | |||||
| 1942 | 22,329 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1942 D | 60,740,000 | 2.10 | 2.28 | 4.51 | 21.71 | ||||||
| 1942 S | 49,300,000 | 2.22 | 2.56 | 8.73 | |||||||
| 1943 | 191,710,000 | 1.98 | 1.27 | 2.40 | 4.65 | 3.69 | 6.65 | ||||
| 1943 D | 71,949,000 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 3.22 | 27.52 | ||||||
| 1943 S | 60,400,000 | 2.71 | 2.09 | 1.69 | 17.48 | ||||||
| 1944 | 231,410,000 | 1.72 | 2.46 | 2.22 | 3.33 | 5.89 | 24.66 | ||||
| 1944 D | 62,224,000 | 2.20 | 2.72 | 2.22 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 1944 S | 49,490,000 | 2.09 | 2.58 | 2.91 | |||||||
| 1945 | 159,130,000 | 1.73 | 1.92 | 2.22 | 2.77 | 12.79 | |||||
| 1945 D | 40,245,000 | 2.33 | 1.97 | 1.29 | |||||||
| 1945 S | 41,920,000 | 2.98 | 3.63 | ||||||||
| 1945 S | very small "S" | ||||||||||
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