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It shows a female portrait, facing left, which is meant to represent Liberty, wearing a liberty cap with small wings. The wings give Miss Liberty a similar appearance to the Greek god Mercury, hence the coin's nickname.
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What does a picture of a mercury dime looks like?
Do a Google image search for "Mercury Dime" and you will see the photo of the dime.
What is the rarest Mercury dime?
a 1916-D mercury dime
What is the actual size of a 1916 D mercury dime?
The 1916-D Mercury dime is 1.35mm thick and has a diameter of 17.9mm.
Why is the Mercury dime called the Mercury dime?
Technically the coins are supposed to be called Liberty dimes and the winged Liberty cap worn by Miss Liberty is supposed to symbolize freedom. But the design looks so much like the winged helmet worn by the Roman god Mercury that people nicknamed the coin a "Mercury" dime almost as soon as it was released, and the name has stuck for almost a century.
How can you tell if a dime is winged head or mercury?
Simple Answer: The Winged Liberty Head dime is a Mercury Head dime, same coin with two names. Winged Liberty Head is the official name.
What does a mercury 1944 dime look like?
A mercury dime has a face of a personification of liberty on it with a winged helmet. They are called mercury dimes because it looks like Mercury from mythology.
What does a 1945 dime look like?
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
What does a dime 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?"
What does a 1925 dime 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?"
What does an 1918 mercury dime look like?
In the search box on your browser type in "Mercury Dime" click images an then search. It will show you many pictures of Mercury dimes.
What does a 1917 dime look like?
Has Greek God mercury-click below (US)
What does a 1942 mercury dime look like?
See Related Links, below, for a good image.
What is the value of a 1873 Mercury dime?
Look at the date again, the first Mercury Head dime was made in 1916. Post new question.
What does a picture of a mercury dime looks like?
Do a Google image search for "Mercury Dime" and you will see the photo of the dime.
What does the overstamp look like for a 1942 mercury dime?
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.
What does a 1935 mercury dime look like?
All dimes minted from 1916 through 1945 are the same and are called Mercury Dimes, or also called Winged Liberty Head dimes. I have added a link to a picture of a 1936 dime. The 1935 would look the same expect for the date
What is the rarest Mercury dime?
a 1916-D mercury dime
