The dime was beautifully crafted, but there were instances throughout its history when the dime and its creator both experienced criticism. Between 19, the Mercury Dime was one of the most popular circulating designs. Though popular, the Mercury Dime was not met without controversy. Phrygian caps are sometimes referred to as Liberty caps, representing freedom and liberty. Though not its original intent, the name Mercury Dime was thus used during its time in circulation. Upon inception of the coin, many in the public believed the cap to look to the Roman god, Mercury. The Mercury Dime gets its name from confusion over the look of the Phrygian cap atop Liberty. The reverse features a fasces and olive branch. Caps of this nature were worn by many people in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, and more appropriately, Phrygia. The obverse features Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a conical cap often worn pulled forward. More than you’re your typical dime, there are unique identifiers of the Mercury Dime.

Several other dates serve as conditional keys and semi-keys, including many of the branch-mint issues from the teens and '20s.A Mercury Dime is a ten-cent coin produced by the U.S.

While the least expensive issues are from the last years of the series, many type set collectors prefer examples from the first years of the Mercury dime period, during which many notable key and semi-key issues was released, including the 1916-D, 1921, and 1921-D. In most cases, the least expensive type representatives from the Mercury dime will be found among the pieces issued from 1941 through 1945, certainly the most prolific era for this series in terms of overall mintages and availability of examples in the Gem Mint State grades. The Mercury dime type was in use from 1916 through 1945, with most issues struck from 1916 through 1931 proving much scarcer than those made from 1934 on none was issued in 1932 or 1933. Weinman and debuted in 1916, replacing the Barber (or Liberty Head) dime designed by Charles E. The Mercury dime, more formally known as the Winged Liberty Head dime, was designed by Adolph A.

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