Please use the site's Search function to look for many other similar questions. The W is not a mint mark, it's part of the designer's monogram (A over W, for A. Weinmann).
Depending on its condition and actual mint mark, your dime might be worth $1 to $2.
Almost all coins minted before 1968 had their mint marks on the reverse side. On a Mercury dime, the mint mark - if there is one - would be located to the right of the word ONE. If there's no mark, it came from Philadelphia; a D means Denver and an S means San Francisco. FWIW, the West Point mint didn't open until the 1980s so a Mercury dime couldn't have a W mint mark in any case.
You have a Barber dime; Mercury dimes started in 1916. The value depends on its grade & mint mark, but it's worth at least $4.00 just for the silver.
what is the value for a 1972 dime
Current retail value is $4.00 for a EF-40 dime of this date.
the w isn't a mint mark. it is actually an A and a W intertwined. it is the initials of the artist.
All Mercury dimes from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks in average circulated condition have the same retail value of $2.00 At that time Philadelphia didn't put the "P" mint mark on coins struck there, so your coin is from that Mint.
You have a Barber dime; Mercury dimes started in 1916. The value depends on its grade & mint mark, but it's worth at least $4.00 just for the silver.
About $2.00 just for the silver, it could be worth more but it depends on the DATE.
what is the value for a 1972 dime
Current retail value is $4.00 for a EF-40 dime of this date.
On average $6-$10 depending on condition. http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGuideDetail.aspx?MS=1&PR=1&c=703&title=Mercury+Dime
Mercury domes were minted for 30 years and each coin has its own value depending upon the year it was minted, the mint mark and the condition of the coin.
the w isn't a mint mark. it is actually an A and a W intertwined. it is the initials of the artist.
All Mercury dimes from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks in average circulated condition have the same retail value of $2.00 At that time Philadelphia didn't put the "P" mint mark on coins struck there, so your coin is from that Mint.
1937 Mercury Dimes were minted at Philadelphia (dimes which have no mint mark), at Denver (dimes which have a D mint mark), at San Francisco (dimes which have a S mint mark). There is no W mint mark on a dime in 1937.MintmarkThe "W" you see on the front of the coin is actually a combined "AW" monogram for the coin's designer, Adolph Weinman. This monogram appears on all Mercury dimes, regardless of where they were minted. Mintmark ContinuedThe mint mark would be located on the reverse side of the dimeLook for the phrase at the bottome " ONE DIME"The mark should be after ONE
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$35.00.
The "S" is a mint mark not a stamp, but the value is $2.00-$3.00 for circulated coins and a mint state coin is $7.00