No "W" mint mark on a 1923 Dime, it's the designers monogram (A. Weinman) the mint mark is on the reverse to the left of the fasces
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the w isn't a mint mark. it is actually an A and a W intertwined. it is the initials of the artist.
It's not a mint mark. It's the monogram of A. A. Weinman, who designed both the "Mercury" dime and Walking Liberty half dollar.
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
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.
The 'W' you see is the designer's monogram not a mintmark. If the coin has a mintmark it's on the reverse.