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Coin Date: Mercury Dime Set Denomination (Short): 10c Denomination (Long): 10 Cents Variety: Complete Variety 2: 80 Coins Desg: MS Mint Mark: Various Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime Coinage Years: 1916-1945 Mint Location: Various 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: A complete set of Mercury dimes includes not just the 77 regular-issue pieces, including all of the date-and-mintmark varieties and the three most commonly collected varieties: 1942/1, 1942/1-D, and 1945 Micro S. While this is a comprehensive set of business-strike Mercury dimes, it does not include the proofs that were struck from 1936 through 1942 or any minor varieties. NGC ID: 23KH
