It has a picture of Liberty with a winged helmet on the obverse ("heads") side and an bundle of sticks with an axe on the reverse ("tails") side.
The overstamp looks like there is a 1 in front of the 2 in "1942" and is quite noticeable.However, there is a variety of the 1942-D Mercury dime that is a 2 over 1 also which is less noticeable, for this the best indicator is to look at the "4" it will have what looks like a second tail under it and the "2" will look to have dot right under the far left base.
Nothing in particular.
silver and small
A 1942 Mercury silver dime could be worth between $2.00 and $30.00 depending on its condition and grade.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
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The overstamp looks like there is a 1 in front of the 2 in "1942" and is quite noticeable.However, there is a variety of the 1942-D Mercury dime that is a 2 over 1 also which is less noticeable, for this the best indicator is to look at the "4" it will have what looks like a second tail under it and the "2" will look to have dot right under the far left base.
A dime minted in 1925 has an image of a person resembling the roman god Mercury. Whaddaya mean "What does it look like?"
A dime minted in 1925 has an image of a person resembling the roman god Mercury. Whaddaya mean "What does it look like?"
Nothing in particular.
The thickness of a dime.
silver and small
If it has any wear at all the value is for the silver only about $1.00. A uncirculated 1942 dime is about $2.50
A 1942 Mercury silver dime could be worth between $2.00 and $30.00 depending on its condition and grade.
The saying "look like a dime" typically means that someone looks very attractive or beautiful, akin to the high value of a dime. It's a compliment on the person's appearance.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
The style of dime at the time is known as a Barber dime. Pictures can be found by running a search through Google images.