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1939-D Mercury Silver Dime (NGC MS 66)

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1939-D Mercury Silver Dime (NGC MS 66)

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Auction Date:2017 Dec 13 @ 20:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:2320 W Peoria Ave Suite B142, Phoenix, Arizona, 85029, United States
Grade: NGC Mint State 66

Type: Mercury Dime (1916-1945)

Year: 1939-D

Mint: Denver

Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman

Weight: 2.50 grams

Diameter: 17.90 mm

Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Edge: Reeded

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.