It's a representation of Miss Liberty wearing a winged Liberty Cap.
The wings look so much like the helmet worn by the god Mercury that the dime was almost immediately referred to by that nickname, and it's stuck for nearly a century.
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.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is on the US dime coin.
It's not a real person.
Since 1946, it's been President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Before him, Mercury. The picture on the dime is of FRANKLIN Roosevelt. The so-called "Mercury" dime (1916-45) actually depicts Miss Liberty wearing a Liberty cap. Its wings resemble those on the helmet of the Greek god Mercury, hence the coin's nickname.
Franklin Roosevelt is on the US dime.
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.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is on the US dime coin.
The answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (aka FDR)
It's not a real person.
a 1916-D mercury dime
Since 1946, it's been President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Before him, Mercury. The picture on the dime is of FRANKLIN Roosevelt. The so-called "Mercury" dime (1916-45) actually depicts Miss Liberty wearing a Liberty cap. Its wings resemble those on the helmet of the Greek god Mercury, hence the coin's nickname.
That's a Barber or Liberty head dime. Face shot of Liberty w/cap & wreath designed by Barber.
If it's a U.S. dime with a date of 1944, it's a Mercury dime.
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.