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Coin Date: 1937 Denomination (Short): 10c Denomination (Long): 10 Cents Variety: Doubled Die Obverse Variety 2: FS-101 Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 56,860,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime Coinage Years: 1916-1945 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 17.9 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 2.5 Weight (Ounces): 0.07234 Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Winged Liberty, or Mercury (the Roman god of commerce), is depicted facing left with LIBERTY spelled around the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left of the neck and the date is positioned just below the bust around 5 o'clock. The designer's initials "AW" appear to the right of the neck. Reverse Description: A large torch is centered vertically adorned with an axe head and olive branches. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN * ONE DIME * is spelled out around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears near the bottom rim left of the torch. General Notes: The 1937 Mercury dime is extremely common in all grades through the Gem Uncirculated grades, with many Mint State specimens exhibiting excellent details and fully struck bands. Buyers should have no trouble locating quality specimens up through the grade of MS67, with the vast majority of these high-end examples exhibiting nice color and great overall eye appeal. NGC ID: 23JJ
