The designer of the Winged Liberty Dime, more commonly called the Mercury Dime, Adolph Weinman, never said who the model was and no one has ever claimed to have been her. However, some evidence has been set forth indicating it may have been a woman named Elsie Stevens who was the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens.
If it's a U.S. dime with a date of 1944, it's a Mercury dime.
The first MERCURY dime was struck in 1916
The Mercury 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.
The 1945 nicro S Mercury Dime is 90% Silver Mercury Dime that was minted in San Francisco. San Francisco used different types of punches in 1945.
If it's a U.S. dime with a date of 1944, it's a Mercury dime.
The first MERCURY dime was struck in 1916
The Mercury Dime
The Winged Liberty Head Dime also known as the Mercury Dime was minted from 1916-1946.
The U.S. Mint did not issue a Mercury Dime in 1910.
The Winged Liberty, or Mercury Dime. Most people call it the Mercury Dime, but its real name is the Winged Liberty dime.
Do a Google image search for "Mercury Dime" and you will see the photo of the dime.
The 1894-S dime is considered the rarest Mercury dime, with only 24 known to exist. This coin is highly sought after by collectors and can fetch a high price at auctions.
That's off by about 65 years. Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 to 1945. A dime from 1853 would be called a Liberty dime or Liberty Seated 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.
The 1945 nicro S Mercury Dime is 90% Silver Mercury Dime that was minted in San Francisco. San Francisco used different types of punches in 1945.
dime = 10 cents