1 Dime `Mercury Dime`

€51.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1916-1945
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dime = 10 Cents (0.1 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions17.9 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Adolph Alexander Weinman
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#140, Schön#133
Obverse descriptionAn allegory of Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap (freedom of thought) is surrounded with the word `LIBERTY` and accompanied with the motto: `IN GOD WE TRUST`
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1919 AAW
Reverse descriptionA fasces mixed with an olive branch shows both that the United States is prepared for the war and its desire for peace. It is accompanied with the motto `E • PLURIBUS UNUM` and surrounded with the face value and the lettering `UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA`, with the mintmark to the right of `ONE`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringE • PLURIBUS UNUM UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA * ONE DIME * D
(Translation: Out of Many, one United States of America * One Dime * D)
EdgeReeded (118 reeds)
MintUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
D
United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage1916  - - 22 180 080
1916 D - - 264 000
1916 S - - 10 450 000
1917  - - 55 230 000
1917 D - - 9 402 000
1917 S - - 27 330 000
1918  - - 26 680 000
1918 D - - 22 674 800
1918 S - - 19 300 000
1919  - - 35 740 000
1919  - Doubled Die Reverse -
1919 D - - 9 939 000
1919 S - - 8 850 000
1920  - - 59 030 000
1920 D - - 19 171 000
1920 S - - 13 820 000
1921  - - 1 230 000
1921 D - - 1 080 000
1923  - - 50 130 000
1923 S - - 6 440 000
1924  - - 24 010 000
1924 D - - 6 810 000
1924 S - - 7 120 000
1925  - - 25 610 000
1925 D - - 5 117 000
1925 S - - 5 850 000
1926  - - 32 160 000
1926 D - - 6 828 000
1926 S - - 1 520 000
1927  - - 28 080 000
1927 D - - 4 812 000
1927 S - - 4 770 000
1928  - - 19 480 000
1928 D - - 4 161 000
1928 S - Large `S` - 7 400 000
1928 S - Small `S` -
1929  - - 25 970 000
1929 D - - 5 034 000
1929 S - - 4 730 000
1929 S - Doubled Die Obverse -
1930  - - 6 770 000
1930 S - - 1 843 000
1931  - - 3 150 000
1931 D - - 1 260 000
1931 S - - 1 800 000
1931 S - Doubled Die Obverse -
1934  - - 24 080 000
1934 D - - 6 772 000
1935  - - 58 830 000
1935 D - - 10 477 000
1935 S - - 15 840 000
1936  - - 87 504 130
1936  - Doubled Die Obverse -
1936  - Proof - 4 130
1936 D - - 16 132 000
1936 S - - 9 210 000
1937  - - 56 865 756
1937  - Doubled Die Obverse -
1937  - Proof - 5 756
1937 D - - 14 146 000
1937 S - - 9 740 000
1937 S - Doubled Die Obverse -
1938  - - 22 198 728
1938  - Proof - 8 728
1938 D - - 5 537 000
1938 S - - 8 090 000
1939  - - 67 749 321
1939  - Doubled Die Obverse -
1939  - Proof - 9 321
1939 D - - 24 394 000
1939 S - - 10 540 000
1940  - - 65 361 827
1940  - Proof - 11 827
1940 D - - 21 198 000
1940 S - - 21 560 000
1941  - - 175 106 557
1941  - Doubled Die Obverse -
1941  - Proof - 16 557
1941 D - - 45 634 000
1941 D - Doubled Die Obverse -
1941 S - Large `S` - 43 090 000
1941 S - Small `S` -
1942  - - 205 432 329
1942  - Overdate variety 42/41 (see comments) -
1942  - Proof - 22 329
1942 D - - 60 740 000
1942 D - Overdate variety 42/41 (see comments) -
1942 S - - 49 300 000
1943  - - 191 710 000
1943 D - - 71 949 000
1943 S - - 60 400 000
1944  - - 231 410 000
1944 D - - 62 224 000
1944 S - - 49 490 000
1945  - - 159 130 000
1945 D - - 40 245 000
1945 S - Larger `S`; see comments - 41 920 000
1945 S - Very small `S`; see comments -
Catalog ID1502176870
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