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Lot of 100 Mercury Dimes - 90% Silver

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Lot of 100 Mercury Dimes - 90% Silver
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 obversedepiction ofa 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'sreverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace.