5-6-11>> Mercury Head dimes dated from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks (if any) are very common. Coins in average circulated condition have a retail value of $3.00
Not quite. It's nicknamed a MERCURY dime because the winged liberty cap worn by Miss Liberty resembles the helmet worn by the god Mercury.
That generic description could apply to both a 1942 half-dollar and a dime. Please see the appropriate question for more information: "What is the value of a 1942 US half dollar?" "What is the value of a 1942 Mercury dime?"
Miss Liberty, but she is not a real person.
It's Miss Liberty but not a real person
Miss Liberty is on the 1904 Barber dime, the first dime to have the portrait of a real person is the 1946 Roosevelt dime.
Benjamin Harrison was never on the U.S. dime. Only Miss Liberty and FDR.
It's a representation of Miss Liberty
Various images of Miss Liberty were on the US dime before the current series featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt was introduced in 1946.
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It's NOT A REAL PERSON but the designers representation of what Miss Liberty looks like.
ALL United States coins carry that motto so it does not help to identify your coin. Any dime with that date is commonly called a Mercury dime because the image of Miss Liberty resembles the Greek god Mercury. Please see the Related Question for more information.
That design depicts a stylized portrait of Miss Liberty, not an actual person. Because she's wearing a Liberty cap that looks a lot like the helmet worn by the Greek god Mercury, these coins are usually nicknamed "Mercury" dimes.