By Arlenys Tabare
01 Jun 2024, 15:52 PM EDT
These 10 cent coins that are commonly known as “Mercury” Dime were produced between 1916 to 1945being one of the most sought after and popular among collectors, even some of its specimens can cost more than $100,000 dollars in the auction market.
Although it has the name Mercury, it does not really represent the Roman god, to identify them on the obverse of this coin you can see the mythological goddess of freedom in profile with a hat with wings that symbolizes free thought as suchand on the back you can see fasces with the words “UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA E·PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DIME”, the design is by the sculptor Adolfo A. Weinman.
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It was minted by the San Francisco Mint, it is estimated that there were approximately 41,920,000 copies. The rarity of this coin and why in 2018 it sold for $96,000 dollars It is because your band is complete this imperfection is not so common.
Mercury Dime from 1942 with update
In 2018 it was also sold another copy of the Mercury Dime coin for about $120,000. It was produced at the Denver Mint and the number of copies is unknown. What makes it so attractive to collectors is that the original 1941 engraving was simply rewritten in 1942.
1938-S Mercury Dime
Minted at the Mint in San Francisco, of the 8,090,000 copies, In 2019 one was sold for $364,250 dollars It stood out not only for its good condition, but also for its beautiful spectrum of iridescent colors.
1919-D Mercury Dime with Full Band
Although these coins reached almost 10 million copies, it is said that a large part of them are of poor quality, therefore, the copies in good condition and condition They can cost up to $218,500 dollars as is the case of one sold in 2000.
1918 Mercury Dime with Full Band
What makes this coin so particularly attractive is that generally for that year it was rare for coins to have complete central bands, in 2019 One sold for $144,000 dollars. for this imperfect. It is known that at least 19,300,000 copies were minted at the San Francisco Mint.
Rare 1916 Mercury Dime Sample
The number of copies of the coinage of that date is unknown, what makes it so attractive is that it does not have a mint mark, It is known that it was sold in 2020 for $192,000 dollars.
1916-D Mercury Dime with Full Band
About 264,000 of these coins were minted at the Denver Mint, their value depends on their state and condition. It was known that in 2010 one was sold for $195,500 dollars.
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