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PCGS Number: 4948 Coin Date: 1925 Denomination (Short): 10c Denomination (Long): 10 Cents Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 25,610,000 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): 0.08 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: 1925 Mercury dimes are common through the low-end uncirculated grades, a typical situation for most Philadelphia-minted Mercury dime issues. Many are well struck, and this is reflected with a fairly decent supply of Full Bands specimens. However, all examples of the 1925 Mercury dime in MS65 or above, regardless of Full Bands designation, are very scarce. PCGS #: 4948 NGC ID: 23HM
