U.S. 1916 Mercury Dime

Coin

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

U.S. 1916 Mercury Dime

Description

1916 Mercury dime, in PCGS case

Use

First year of issue for the Mercury dime

Mintage

Mint

Philadelphia Mint

Date made

1916

Time Period

20th Century, 1910’s

Place of Origin

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Manufacture Method

Struck

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Adolph Alexander Weinman

Role

Designer

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Profile head of young Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap, with the word, LIBERTY around the top; "In God We Trust" below the chin and 1916 below the neck. Confused with the Roman god Mercury, hence most commonly referred to as a "Mercury Dime."

Reverse

Description

A fasces (a bound bundle of wooden rods with an axe), symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace.

Transcription

Around the rim: "Unites States of America One Dime"; to the lower right of the fasces, "E Pluribus Unum"

Edge

Description

Reeded

Alignment

Coin Alignment

Issuing Authority

United States Treasury

Currency

United States Dollar

Denomination

Ten Cents $0.10

Grading

Grade

63 - Mint State

Grader

PCGS

Grading/Condition Notes

Graded MS63FB by PCGS (FB = Full bands, the central bands on the fasces on the reverse are completely separated from left to right, without any breaks, marks, or gaps.

Dimensions

Diameter

17.9 mm

Weight

2.5 g

Composition

Material

Silver .900, Copper .100