Mercury Dime - Coined "Most Handsome"
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Mercury Dime
Item # 007012 
Brilliant Uncirculated 
Price: $24.95
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Country:
 U.S.A.
Date:
 1916-1945
Metal:
 Silver
Purity:
 .900
Denomination:
 10  Cents
Weight:
 2.5 g
Diameter:
 17.9 mm
Condition:
 Extremely Fine +
Obverse:
 Winged Liberty head, "Liberty," "In God We Trust," Date, "AW."
Reverse:
 An axe tied within a bundle of sticks, olive branch, "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum," denomination.
The "Mercury" Dime is considered the U.S. Mint's most handsome dime. It features a Winged liberty Head - a symbol of free thought- that was created by renowned "Walking Liberty" designer Adolph Weinman. Its design resembles the Roman God Mercury who wore a winded cap. The Mercury Dime circulated during some of America's most pivotal eras: the Roaring Twenties, WWI, the Great Depression and WWII. The popular series was struck until Franklin Roosevelt's death in 1945. A dime in his likeness replaced the popular predecessor. Brilliant Uncirculated condition.