It's actually an intertwined A+W, and is the monogram of the coin's designer A.A. Weinmann. It appears on all Mercury dimes regardless of date.
Monograms on older US Coins cause a lot of confusion. Most coins had their mint marks on the reverse (back) side until 1964. Because all modern coins have their mint marks on the obverse (front) many people think that the older monograms are mint marks.
Well, first off you don't have a 1918 W Mercury dime, the West Point Mint wouldn't be established for several more years and never produced any coins with a W mintmark for circulation. The W is the designer's initials, any mintmark will be on the reverse. None of the 1918 coins are rare so they are worth the price of silver, assuming they are in circulated condition, which is about $2.11 at the time of writing, if uncirculated it could be worth quite a bit more.
the w isn't a mint mark. it is actually an A and a W intertwined. it is the initials of the artist.
The 'W' you see is the designer's monogram not a mintmark. If the coin has a mintmark it's on the reverse. 1919 is a common Mercury head dime with a $3.00-$5.00 value depending on grade.
All Mercury Head dimes have the "W" it's the designers initial, Adolph A. Weinman he also designed the Liberty Walking Half dollar.
The intertwined A and W form the monogram of the coin's designer, A. A. Weinman.
Well, first off you don't have a 1918 W Mercury dime, the West Point Mint wouldn't be established for several more years and never produced any coins with a W mintmark for circulation. The W is the designer's initials, any mintmark will be on the reverse. None of the 1918 coins are rare so they are worth the price of silver, assuming they are in circulated condition, which is about $2.11 at the time of writing, if uncirculated it could be worth quite a bit more.
the w isn't a mint mark. it is actually an A and a W intertwined. it is the initials of the artist.
The 'W' you see is the designer's monogram not a mintmark. If the coin has a mintmark it's on the reverse. 1919 is a common Mercury head dime with a $3.00-$5.00 value depending on grade.
All Mercury Head dimes have the "W" it's the designers initial, Adolph A. Weinman he also designed the Liberty Walking Half dollar.
The intertwined A and W form the monogram of the coin's designer, A. A. Weinman.
The "W" on the front of the coin is the monogram of the designer A. A. Weinman. All Mercury Head dimes have this. If the coin shows any wear, the value is about $2.00 just for the silver. It's a very common coin.
The W is not a mintmark. It is the designers initial. The possible mintmarks are D or S.
The W is not a mintmark. It is the designers initial. The possible mintmarks are D or S.
It's the monogram of the coin's designer A. A. Weinman, all Mercury dimes have it.
That's a Barber or Liberty head dime. Face shot of Liberty w/cap & wreath designed by Barber.
August 16, 2009There is no 1921 W Mercury Head dime. What appears to be a "W" is actually an "AW" which represents the designers initials, Adolph A. Weinman. The true mint mark on the Mercury Head dime is located on the reverse side of the coin just to the right of the letter "E" in the word "ONE". The letter "D" is for the Denver mint shown in this list as 1921-D. If there is no letter the coin was minted at Philadelphia shown in this list as 1921-P. The circulated and uncirculated values of these coins are shown in the following list:Circulated Grades.....1921-P..........1921-DG4..............................$54.................$68F12............................$126...............$210EF40..........................$558...............$700AU55.........................$1100..............$1320Uncirculated GradesMS60.........................$1260................$1410MS63.........................$1450.................$2500MS65.......,,,,,,,,,,,,,.....$3400.................$3500
The letter W is the initial for Adolph Weinman, who designed the coin.