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1937 Mercury Dime PCGS MS 64

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1937 Mercury Dime PCGS MS 64

SKU: 17

$25.00

Description

  • "The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace."
    Although the new coin's design was admired for its beauty, the Mint made modifications to it upon learning that vending machine manufacturers were having difficulties making the new dime work in their devices. The coin continued to be minted until 1945, when the Treasury ordered that a new design, featuring recently deceased president Franklin Roosevelt, take its place."
    This beauty is starting to tone with a golden yellow, PCGS graded MS64
    Date: 1937, Grade: PCGS MS 64, Mint Mark: Philadelphia, Color: Tone Yellow Brown

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