Product code: 1940 Mercury shops Dime
The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States shops Mint from 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace. Olive branch lines and bands in immaculate condition! This is a circulated 78 yr old coin and it's STILL in great condition!.
The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States shops Mint from 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace. Olive branch lines and bands in immaculate condition! This is a circulated 78 yr old coin and it's STILL in great condition!.