It's a portrait of Miss Liberty wearing a winged liberty cap.
This design was issued from 1916 to 1945, and almost immediately got the nickname "Mercury dime" because the winged cap looks a lot like the winged helmet worn by the Greek god Mercury.
The US did not make steel dimes in 1945.
The US does not use centavos as their currency.
1945 is the last year of issue for the Mercury Head dime. The coin is very common and most are valued at about $2.00 just for the silver.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
Liberty in god we trust 2011
The US did not make steel dimes in 1945.
The US does not use centavos as their currency.
1945 is the last year of issue for the Mercury Head dime. The coin is very common and most are valued at about $2.00 just for the silver.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
Liberty in god we trust 2011
It's a common date, currently worth about $2 for the silver.
The 1945 nicro S Mercury Dime is 90% Silver Mercury Dime that was minted in San Francisco. San Francisco used different types of punches in 1945.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) has been on the US 10-cent coin since 1946. FDR was the 32nd US President, and held the office from March 4, 1933 until his death on April 12, 1945. He was the only US President to be elected to 4 terms.
See the related links below labeled "Front" and "Back" for a picture of a 1901 US dime.
No one appears on the back of a dime, but on currently circulating dimes, Franklin D. Roosevelt appears on the front.
Yes - the "Mercury" dime from 1916 to 1945 has 90% silver in it
If the coin is uncirculated value is about $1.25 if not 80 cents just for the silver.