1 Dime "Mercury Dime"

Features

Country	United States
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 ↑↓
References	KM# 140, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 133 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

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 face value and the lettering "UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA"

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

Engraver: Adolph Alexander Weinman

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	1.97	2.98		6.78
1916 D	264,000								Rare
1916 S	10,450,000		5.16		7.74
ND (1916-1945)									Date worn off
1917	55,230,000	2.07	4.00	4.00	4.90
1917 D	9,402,000
1917 S	27,330,000	2.45	2.70
1918	26,680,000	1.99		5.07	6.08
1918 D	22,674,800	2.41	2.97
1918 S	19,300,000		3.41
1919	35,740,000	2.18	2.18		5.53
1919 D	9,939,000	3.37
1919 S	8,850,000		5.71
1920	59,030,000	1.48	2.42	2.42	3.32	3.93
1920 D	19,171,000		2.33
1920 S	13,820,000
1921	1,230,000	26.43
1921 D	1,080,000
1923	50,130,000	2.81	2.67	2.67	3.43
1923 S	6,440,000
1924	24,010,000	2.79	2.50	2.50	3.38
1924 D	6,810,000		2.52
1924 S	7,120,000		1.18
1925	25,610,000	1.55	2.46		4.84
1925 D	5,117,000
1925 S	5,850,000	3.59	3.59
1926	32,160,000	1.52	2.17	2.17	2.21
1926 D	6,828,000		3.96
1926 S	1,520,000
1927	28,080,000	1.47	2.52	3.34	3.34
1927 D	4,812,000
1927 S	4,770,000	1.58
1928	19,480,000		2.70	2.94	3.12
1928 D	4,161,000
1928 S	7,400,000		4.02						large "S"
1928 S									small "S"
1929	25,970,000	1.41	2.70	2.90	4.50
1929 D	5,034,000
1929 S	4,730,000			3.51	3.58
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	1.97	2.21	3.93
1934 D	6,772,000				6.03
1935	58,830,000	2.22	2.22	2.22	2.22	3.24
1935 D	10,477,000	1.13	1.51
1935 S	15,840,000		2.11	2.43	2.43
1936	87,504,130	1.96	1.96	2.33	3.05	4.05
1936									doubled die obverse
1936	4,130								Proof
1936 D	16,132,000		2.56
1936 S	9,210,000				2.94			34.65
1937	56,865,756		2.31	2.25	2.25	3.15		13.30
1937									doubled die obverse
1937	5,756								Proof
1937 D	14,146,000		1.60	3.19	3.19
1937 S	9,740,000		2.16
1937 S									doubled die obverse
1938	22,198,728		1.95	2.22	2.91
1938	8,728								Proof
1938 D	5,537,000
1938 S	8,090,000				4.11
1939	67,749,321		1.97	2.45	2.74	2.74
1939									doubled die obverse
1939	9,321								Proof
1939 D	24,394,000		1.80		3.12	4.27
1939 S	10,540,000				4.43
1940	65,361,827		1.75	1.75	2.21	2.38
1940	11,827								Proof
1940 D	21,198,000				1.96		3.40
1940 S	21,560,000				2.00	2.00
1941	175,106,557		2.09	2.09	2.89	3.06	5.53	6.15
1941									doubled die obverse
1941	16,557								Proof
1941 D	45,634,000			2.73	2.91		5.54
1941 D									doubled die obverse
1941 S	43,090,000			2.33	2.49				(fr) gros "S"
1941 S					5.97				doubled die obverse
1941 S				2.67					small "S"
1942	205,432,329		1.97	1.98	2.49	3.27		11.38
1942	22,329								Proof
1942 D	60,740,000			2.16	2.28	2.40	4.50	21.68
1942 S	49,300,000				2.71	2.71		50.96
1943	191,710,000	1.63	1.90	1.90	2.46	4.17	4.17	8.85
1943 D	71,949,000			2.87	2.91	3.45	4.90	23.60
1943 S	60,400,000			2.30	2.12	2.12		17.46
1944	231,410,000		1.71	2.11	2.27	3.33	5.80	24.41
1944 D	62,224,000		2.19	2.36	2.36	2.63
1944 S	49,490,000		2.00	2.36	2.91	2.97
1945	159,130,000	1.81	1.80	1.80	2.90	2.90	5.43	13.74
1945 D	40,245,000		2.32	2.22	2.22	2.22		35.88
1945 S	41,920,000			2.71	3.71	3.71		20.22
1945 S									very small "S"

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