Mercury Dimes 1916-1945 Complete Set Including The Most Wanted 1916 D , 1942/41

Description: Mercury Dimes 1916-1945 Complete Set Including The Most Wanted 1916 D , 1942/41 You will receive only the album of the mercury dimes with the coins , The trunk is not included in this purchase , the trunk was used as Safe over 100 years ago. Do your research and Add this beautiful set to your collection today The rarest coins of the series are the 1916-D Mercury Dime, 1921 and 1921-D Mercury Dimes, 1925-D Mercury Dime, 1926-S Mer- cury Dime, 1931-D Mercury Dime, and the 1942 over 41 and 1942 over 41-D Mercury Dime varieties. 1916 D Mercury Dime Value According to the NGC Price Guide, as of July 2024, a Mercury Dime from 1916 in circulated condition is worth between $850 and $12650. However, on the open market 1916 D Dimes in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $39000. According to PCGS the 1942/41 sold for $90,000.00 Hard to find set like this one anywhere DESCRIPTION & ANALYSIS This issue has the lowest mintage of any coin in the Winged Liberty Head "Mercury" Dime series. It has therefore gained a mythic reputation as a rarity, when in fact the supply of circulated examples is quite sufficient to meet demand. Mint State specimens would have been great rarities were it not for the hoarding that accompanies all first-year-of-issue coins. It's likely that many persons who saved a fresh example of the new dime had no idea that they were preserving what would become a very low mintage issue. Shortly after the Denver Mint began production of the new dimes an order was received to suspend this coinage and concentrate on quarter dollars for the remainder of the year, as there existed a great demand for that denomination. Since dies for the new Standing Liberty type weren't ready yet, the Denver Mint struck millions of Charles Barber's old Liberty Head quarters. 1916-D dimes typically are well struck, with good luster and only occasional weakness in their central portions. Thus, most certified Mint State pieces have Full Bands (FB), these being the horizontal pair at the center of the fasces. Ideally, such coins should also be complete at the lower diagonal band, as this is sometimes weakly struck on Mercury Dimes. Four reverse dies are known for this issue, and two of these feature repunched mintmarks. Due to the high cost of 1916-D dimes in any grade, there has been no interest shown in these varieties, aside from their utility in authentication. This is an important consideration, since the application of a D mintmark to 1916(P) dimes has been a cottage industry for decades. Less common, but also known, are coins that have had their S mintmarks reshaped into a letter D. Professional authentication is thus mandatory in the purchase of any 1916-D dime. Note: This coin is commonly targeted by counterfeiters. Mercury Silver Dime (1916-1945) The Mercury Dime is famously referred to as the “Winged Liberty Head dime” and still popular amounts collectors today. The ten-cent dime is composed of 90% silver and 10% copper and contains just over .072 troy ounces of silver. The coin was produced by the U.S. Mint between 1916-1945 and was designed by Adolph Weinman. The Mercury Dime is truly unique with almost an Art Deco Design. On the Obverse Liberty is wearing a winged Phrygian cap, which was confused with the Roman god Mercury. The coins reverse depicts a fasces, (a bound bundle of wooden rods with an ax blade emerging) which symbolizes strength and unity. The olive branch signifies peace. Mint Marks Mercury Silver Dimes were minted in Philadelphia (P), San Francisco (S) and Denver (D). Some of the most valuable and desirable coins among collectors today were minted in Denver. These mint-marks will be displayed along the bottom rim of the coin. Mercury Dime Problem Although the Mercury Dime was widely popular and admired for its beautiful design, the U.S. Mint had to make modifications to the coins design do to vending machines were having problems accepting the coins. The coins would not fit into the vending machines slots. The coin continued to be minted until 1945, until The U.S. Treasury would replace the design with the recently deceased president Franklin Roosevelt. Controversy behind the design of the Mercury Dime Adolph Weinman never did disclose who his model was for the obverse of the coin, but it has been rumored to have been Wallace Steven’s wife, Elsie. Wallace Steven’s and his wife had rented an apartment from Weinman and they had become close friends. Wallace Stevens went on to become a famous poet. The rumors were based on Weinman’s 1913 bust sculpted of Elsie Stevens which looks very similar Liberty on the Mercury Dime. No one knows to this day who Liberty really was. * Category: mercury dimes (1916-1945) * Mint: Denver * Mintage: 264,000 * Obverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman * Reverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman * Composition: Silver * Fineness: 0.9 * Weight: 2.5g * ASW: 0.0723oz * Melt Value: $2.12 (7/20/2024) * Diameter: 17.8mm * Edge: Reeded

Price: 99000 USD

Location: Union, West Virginia

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