It has a picture of Liberty with a winged helmet on the obverse ("heads") side and an bundle of sticks with an axe on the reverse ("tails") side.
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.
Nothing in particular.
silver and small
A 1942 Mercury silver dime could be worth between $2.00 and $30.00 depending on its condition and grade.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
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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.
A dime minted in 1925 has an image of a person resembling the roman god Mercury. Whaddaya mean "What does it 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?"
Nothing in particular.
If it has any wear at all the value is for the silver only about $1.00. A uncirculated 1942 dime is about $2.50
silver and small
The thickness of a dime.
A 1942 Mercury silver dime could be worth between $2.00 and $30.00 depending on its condition and grade.
The saying "look like a dime" typically means that someone looks very attractive or beautiful, akin to the high value of a dime. It's a compliment on the person's appearance.
See this page: http://cointrackers.com/coins/148/1945-mercury-dime/ for what the 1945 "mercury" or "winged liberty" dime looks like.
The style of dime at the time is known as a Barber dime. Pictures can be found by running a search through Google images.