Name/Title
US "Mercury" DimeEntry/Object ID
WTB3.1MTP.SF.001BDescription
US 10¢ (1/10 dollar) coin, commonly called a "Mercury" dime, or "Winged Liberty" dime.Use
Standardized US currency.Context
Whites Trace Branch: Shovel Test Pit #2, Level 1, Special Finds (11/8/2009)
This site, WTB3, is not otherwise documented.Collection
Blair Mountain ArchaeologyMintage
Mint
United States Mint: Philadelphia MintDate made
1917Manufacture Method
StruckDesigner or Engraver Information
Designer or Engraver
Adolph Alexander WeinmanRole
SculptorCoin Details
Obverse
Description
Liberty with winged capTranscription
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUSTReverse
Description
Olive branch and fascesTranscription
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ONE DIMEAlignment
Coin AlignmentIssuing Authority
United States MintCurrency
United States DollarDenomination
10¢Dimensions
Thickness
1/16 inDiameter
11/16 inComposition
Material Notes
.900 silver
.100 copperRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Blair Mountain Archaeology GroupRelated Places
Place
Location
Blair Area: Whites Trace BranchRegion
Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair AreaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)Provenance
Provenance Detail
Archaeological FindNotes
11/8/2009
