U.S. Mercury Dimes Auction Sale
Mercury Dimes auction sale in all years and condition grades, including rare key dates. Coin collectors can comparison shop for the best prices on these highly desirable United States ssilver dimes. What most coin collectors refer to by name as the U.S. "Mercury" dime is not at all related to Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, the coins obverse is actually a portrait of Liberty wearing a winged cap representing freedom of thought. The Mercury dime designed by Adolph A. Weinman and produced by the United States mint from 1916 - 1945 during some of the United States most turbulent times, World War 1, the great depression and World War 2. Key dates for the Mercury dime include the 1916-D, with a mintage of only 264,000 making it the lowest mintage of the entire coin series and the extremely rare 1942/1 "2 over 1 date" type for both 1942 and 1942-D, mintages are unknown. Other scarce dates considered semi-key dates include 1921, 1921-D, 1926-S and the 1931-S.
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