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 |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N#
51
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
KM#
140,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg 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
Adolph Alexander Weinman was a German-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor.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
Adolph Alexander Weinman was a German-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor.Edge
Reeded (118 reeds)
© Walter_Scott
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 | $ 2.93 | $ 3.67 | $ 4.93 | $ 5.70 | $ 28 | 10% | |||||
| 1916 D | 264 000 | $ 1 198 | 0.7% | Rare | ||||||||
| 1916 S | 10 450 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 5.41 | $ 2.12 | $ 7.81 | $ 88 | 5% | |||||
| 1917 | 55 230 000 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.48 | $ 3.42 | $ 4.46 | $ 2.29 | $ 135 | 13% | ||||
| 1917 D | 9 402 000 | $ 3.10 | $ 5.51 | $ 4.46 | 3% | |||||||
| 1917 S | 27 330 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 2.82 | $ 2.97 | $ 3.35 | 6% | ||||||
| 1918 | 26 680 000 | $ 2.43 | $ 2.91 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.58 | $ 24 | 9% | |||||
| 1918 D | 22 674 800 | $ 2.43 | $ 2.99 | $ 3.10 | $ 8.01 | 5% | ||||||
| 1918 S | 19 300 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.61 | $ 3.35 | 5% | ||||||
| 1919 | 35 740 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 2.23 | $ 2.77 | $ 5.06 | $ 5.15 | 9% | |||||
| 1919 | 0.06% | Doubled Die Reverse | ||||||||||
| 1919 D | 9 939 000 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.67 | $ 8.88 | $ 2.61 | 3% | ||||||
| 1919 S | 8 850 000 | $ 2.82 | $ 3.68 | $ 5.58 | 3% | |||||||
| 1920 | 59 030 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.82 | $ 3.35 | $ 4.46 | 11% | |||||
| 1920 D | 19 171 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 2.87 | $ 1.96 | 5% | |||||||
| 1920 S | 13 820 000 | $ 2.99 | $ 3.48 | $ 6.12 | 4% | |||||||
| 1921 | 1 230 000 | $ 30 | $ 51 | 1.9% | ||||||||
| 1921 D | 1 080 000 | $ 36 | $ 124 | $ 112 | 1.4% | |||||||
| 1923 | 50 130 000 | $ 2.13 | $ 2.58 | $ 2.82 | $ 2.35 | $ 5.75 | 12% | |||||
| 1923 S | 6 440 000 | $ 1.97 | $ 3.68 | $ 2.82 | $ 6.07 | 3% | ||||||
| 1924 | 24 010 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 2.98 | $ 1.99 | $ 3.97 | 8% | ||||||
| 1924 D | 6 810 000 | $ 2.55 | $ 2.90 | $ 2.58 | 4% | |||||||
| 1924 S | 7 120 000 | $ 2.15 | $ 1.93 | $ 3.20 | 4% | |||||||
| 1925 | 25 610 000 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.58 | $ 4.18 | $ 3.93 | 9% | |||||
| 1925 D | 5 117 000 | $ 1.97 | $ 1.96 | $ 5.48 | 3% | |||||||
| 1925 S | 5 850 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 3.85 | 3% | ||||||||
| 1926 | 32 160 000 | $ 2.19 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.04 | $ 3.35 | $ 3.96 | 11% | |||||
| 1926 D | 6 828 000 | $ 2.06 | $ 3.97 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1926 S | 1 520 000 | $ 9.20 | $ 11 | $ 8.93 | 2% | |||||||
| 1927 | 28 080 000 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.91 | $ 3.35 | $ 3.13 | $ 3.93 | 9% | |||||
| 1927 D | 4 812 000 | $ 1.97 | $ 2.82 | $ 5.10 | $ 25 | 3% | ||||||
| 1927 S | 4 770 000 | $ 2.25 | $ 2.06 | $ 6.07 | 4% | |||||||
| 1928 | 19 480 000 | $ 2.35 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.92 | $ 3.15 | $ 6.44 | 8% | |||||
| 1928 D | 4 161 000 | $ 2.77 | $ 2.94 | $ 2.50 | 3% | |||||||
| 1928 S | 7 400 000 | $ 2.01 | $ 2.99 | $ 4.09 | $ 4.81 | 4% | Large "S" | |||||
| 1928 S | 0.8% | Small "S" | ||||||||||
| 1929 | 25 970 000 | $ 1.85 | $ 2.61 | $ 2.97 | $ 3.22 | 10% | ||||||
| 1929 D | 5 034 000 | $ 2.35 | $ 3.09 | $ 1.96 | $ 4.20 | 3% | ||||||
| 1929 S | 4 730 000 | $ 2.12 | $ 1.96 | $ 3.31 | $ 3.98 | $ 5.94 | 4% | |||||
| 1929 S | 0.13% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1930 | 6 770 000 | $ 3.01 | $ 2.74 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.85 | 5% | ||||||
| 1930 S | 1 843 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.97 | $ 6.72 | $ 2.96 | 2% | ||||||
| 1931 | 3 150 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.84 | $ 4.55 | $ 4.16 | $ 5.91 | 4% | |||||
| 1931 D | 1 260 000 | $ 7.35 | $ 10 | $ 6.45 | $ 9.96 | 2% | ||||||
| 1931 S | 1 800 000 | $ 1.96 | $ 3.74 | $ 5.21 | 2% | |||||||
| 1931 S | 0.13% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1934 | 24 080 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.77 | $ 3.99 | $ 19 | 9% | |||||
| 1934 D | 6 772 000 | $ 2.45 | $ 4.56 | $ 2.83 | $ 2.77 | 4% | ||||||
| 1935 | 58 830 000 | $ 1.88 | $ 2.01 | $ 2.39 | $ 2.75 | $ 2.62 | $ 5.17 | $ 21 | 15% | |||
| 1935 D | 10 477 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.35 | $ 2.04 | $ 2.97 | 6% | ||||||
| 1935 S | 15 840 000 | $ 1.97 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.59 | $ 2.59 | $ 1.86 | 7% | |||||
| 1936 | 87 504 130 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.13 | $ 2.58 | $ 3.45 | $ 4.26 | $ 39 | 18% | |||
| 1936 | 0.4% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1936 | 4 130 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1936 D | 16 132 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.83 | $ 2.96 | 7% | ||||||
| 1936 S | 9 210 000 | $ 1.97 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.24 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.90 | 5% | |||||
| 1937 | 56 865 756 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.05 | $ 2.75 | $ 3.18 | $ 2.40 | $ 41 | 15% | |||
| 1937 | 0.2% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1937 | 5 756 | 0.17% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1937 D | 14 146 000 | $ 2.32 | $ 2.86 | $ 3.25 | $ 3.99 | $ 38 | 6% | |||||
| 1937 S | 9 740 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.54 | $ 2.73 | $ 2.98 | $ 12 | 5% | |||||
| 1937 S | 0.12% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1938 | 22 198 728 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.75 | $ 2.77 | $ 4.07 | $ 8.87 | $ 21 | 9% | |||
| 1938 | 8 728 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1938 D | 5 537 000 | $ 2.75 | $ 2.98 | $ 3.29 | $ 3.35 | $ 75 | 4% | |||||
| 1938 S | 8 090 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.88 | $ 2.82 | $ 29 | 5% | ||||||
| 1939 | 67 749 321 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.26 | $ 2.58 | $ 2.41 | $ 2.92 | $ 3.91 | $ 9.45 | 17% | |||
| 1939 | 0.3% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1939 | 9 321 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1939 D | 24 394 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.62 | $ 3.35 | $ 4.18 | $ 1.86 | $ 7.52 | 9% | ||||
| 1939 S | 10 540 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.75 | $ 2.83 | $ 3.35 | $ 4.13 | 6% | |||||
| 1940 | 65 361 827 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.14 | $ 2.49 | $ 3.85 | $ 3.91 | 16% | ||||
| 1940 | 11 827 | 0.6% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1940 D | 21 198 000 | $ 1.88 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.65 | $ 2.78 | $ 3.91 | $ 4.87 | $ 5.96 | 8% | |||
| 1940 S | 21 560 000 | $ 2.24 | $ 2.65 | $ 3.57 | $ 2.48 | $ 12 | 8% | |||||
| 1941 | 175 106 557 | $ 0.99 | $ 2.06 | $ 2.25 | $ 2.61 | $ 2.96 | $ 3.90 | $ 5.79 | 28% | |||
| 1941 | 0.8% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1941 | 16 557 | $ 142 | 0.5% | Proof | ||||||||
| 1941 D | 45 634 000 | $ 1.93 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.78 | $ 2.86 | $ 2.95 | $ 5.77 | $ 14 | 12% | |||
| 1941 D | 0.3% | Doubled Die Obverse | ||||||||||
| 1941 S | 43 090 000 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.67 | $ 2.99 | $ 6.44 | $ 4.28 | $ 23 | 6% | Large "S" | |||
| 1941 S | $ 2.59 | $ 2.75 | $ 3.23 | $ 3.06 | $ 17 | 7% | Small "S" | |||||
| 1942 | 205 432 329 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.09 | $ 2.71 | $ 2.82 | $ 5.55 | $ 8.20 | 31% | |||
| 1942 | 22 329 | $ 148 | 1.0% | Proof | ||||||||
| 1942 D | 60 740 000 | $ 1.93 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.59 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.01 | $ 5.07 | $ 8.68 | 13% | |||
| 1942 S | 49 300 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.93 | $ 2.23 | $ 2.73 | $ 3.12 | $ 5.35 | $ 8.68 | 12% | |||
| 1943 | 191 710 000 | $ 1.87 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.05 | $ 2.48 | $ 3.02 | $ 3.91 | $ 8.68 | 30% | |||
| 1943 D | 71 949 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.74 | $ 2.74 | $ 2.59 | $ 2.82 | $ 4.13 | $ 15 | 14% | |||
| 1943 S | 60 400 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.96 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.61 | $ 3.01 | $ 4.16 | $ 16 | 13% | |||
| 1944 | 231 410 000 | $ 1.67 | $ 1.83 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.23 | $ 3.08 | $ 4.59 | $ 9.39 | 32% | |||
| 1944 D | 62 224 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.97 | $ 2.72 | $ 2.83 | $ 2.52 | $ 1.99 | $ 25 | 13% | |||
| 1944 S | 49 490 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 1.86 | $ 2.51 | $ 2.96 | $ 2.71 | $ 4.92 | $ 28 | 11% | |||
| 1945 | 159 130 000 | $ 1.92 | $ 1.82 | $ 1.97 | $ 2.57 | $ 2.97 | $ 4.93 | $ 10 | 26% | |||
| 1945 D | 40 245 000 | $ 1.95 | $ 2.06 | $ 2.86 | $ 2.23 | $ 2.82 | $ 6.59 | $ 15 | 11% | |||
| 1945 S | 41 920 000 | $ 2.28 | $ 2.23 | $ 3.35 | $ 3.01 | $ 5.10 | $ 10 | 11% | ||||
| 1945 S | $ 3.97 | $ 3.29 | $ 4.96 | 2% | Very small "S" | |||||||
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