Mercury Silver Dimes

Despite its small size, the "Mercury" silver dime may very well be the most beautiful silver coin ever produced by the United States Mint. It is truly remarkable that a coin this small could have such an intricate and aesthetically pleasing design. One thing the Mercury silver dime design does not depict, however, is Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. The portrait on it is actually that of Liberty wearing a winged cap symbolizing freedom of thought. Thus, the coin more properly is known as the Winged Head Liberty dime. But the name "Mercury" was applied to it early on and, after many years of common usage, has stuck. Whatever it`s called, the Mercury silver dime represented a welcome change of pace when it made its first appearance in 1916. Indeed, it served to symbolize more than freedom of thought: it also was a symbol of America`s new spirit, an exuberance reflected in the freshness and vitality of the new U.S. coinage as a whole in the early 1900s. The coin it replaced, the stodgy Barber dime, was rooted in the 19th century, a time when American life was more rigid and formal. In an artistic sense this new coin was a breath of fresh air, even though its inspiration went all the way back to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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90 Mercury silver dimes
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LOT OF (14) ROOSEVELT DIMES- SILVER-1953-1963
	Price: $14.00 (5 Bids)
1937 MERCURY DIME$73 YRS OLD$SILVER VALUE$RARE$L@@K$
	Price: $2.95 (1 Bids)
MERCURY DIME 1941 P GOOD QUALITY 90% SILVER INVESTMENT
	Price: $0.99 (0 Bids)
Authentic 1894 Liberty Head Barber Silver Dime LQQK
	Price: $9.98 (0 Bids)