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Counterfeit - Mercury Dime
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| Year | 1916-1942 (1916-1945) |
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| Composition | Nickel silver |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Liberty, depicted as an allegorical female figure wearing a winged Phrygian cap symbolizing freedom of thought, based on Adolph A. Weinman's original design. The legend LIBERTY arcs along the upper rim, while the motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears in the lower left field. The date is positioned at the bottom of the coin beneath the truncation of the neck. A small engraver's mark appears in the lower right field. The overall execution is notably cruder than the genuine issue, with weakly rendered lettering and soft facial and cap details characteristic of a cast or poorly struck counterfeit. |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a vertically oriented fasces — a bound bundle of rods with an axe blade — entwined by an olive branch, symbolizing the nation's military preparedness and simultaneous desire for peace, after Weinman's original composition. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper rim, with E PLURIBUS UNUM inscribed across the middle field, and ONE DIME along the lower rim. The overall relief and detail of the reverse design are shallower and less precise than on a genuine Mercury dime, consistent with counterfeit manufacture. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DIME |
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