The "W" refers to the designer of the coin, Adolph Weinman, and appears on all Mercury dimes. The 1934-D dime (the "D" is called a mintmark, and refers to where the coin was produced - in this case, Denver - and is located on the back of the coin, just below and to the left of the bundle of branches) would retail at between about $2.00 in heavily circulated condition to about $50.00 in uncirculated condition. Expect to pay more than $50 for an extraordinarily good example. The 1934 dime (no mintmark, which means it was produced in Philadelphia) would retail at between about $1.50 in heavily circulated condition to about $30.00 in uncirculated condition. Again, expect to pay more than $30 for an extraordinarily good example.
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 is the designer's initial. If there is a mintmark it will be on the back. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Please check your coins date again as there were no Mercury dimes made until 1916 and the "W" you are seeing is the designers initials AW which appears as a "W" at a casual glance.
Not enough details. What year? What mint mark? How worn? Why do you think it's rare? Please post a new question with more information.
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.
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.
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 is the designer's initial. If there is a mintmark it will be on the back. Please see the Related Question for more information.
Please check your coins date again as there were no Mercury dimes made until 1916 and the "W" you are seeing is the designers initials AW which appears as a "W" at a casual glance.
Not enough details. What year? What mint mark? How worn? Why do you think it's rare? Please post a new question with more information.
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.
The intertwined A and W form the monogram of the coin's designer, A. A. Weinman.
W isn't a standard mint mark for any Mercury dime. 1935 isn't a rare date, so the value is at least $2 for the silver content, and up to $7 in uncirculated condition for Philadelphia, $25 for Denver, and $15 for San Francisco.
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" 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.
It's the monogram of the coin's designer A. A. Weinman, all Mercury dimes have it.