TypeWinged Liberty Head or Mercury Dime DesignerAdolph A. Weinman Years Minted1916-1945 Weight2.50 grams Composition90% silver, 10% copper (net weight: .07234 oz. pure silver) Diameter17.9 mm Edgereeded MintsPhiladelphia -no mint mark Denver -D ...
How to Identify the 1942 Dime The Obverse of the 1942 Dime The obverse design of the 1942 dime is what gives it its nickname of the “Mercury dime”. The winged cap worn by Lady Liberty caused many newspapers at the time to mistake her for the Roman god Mercury. And they did so desp...
1942 would have been a relatively uneventful year for the Mercury dime if not for a die variation that caused quite a stir in the numismatic community – the 1942/1 overdate variety. This rare variety, created when two obverse dies were made by the impression of first a 1941 Mercury dime...