This 1942-D Mercury Dime features Adolph A. Weinman's beloved Winged Liberty design and is struck in 90% silver. An attractive example with strong visible portrait and reverse detail.
Condition & Photos
Strong hair and wing-feather detail with well-defined fasces and olive leaves. Bright silver-colored surfaces show small marks and fine lines, with a little warmer color near the edges. This coin is raw and uncertified; no numerical grade or Full Bands designation is assigned.
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The obverse depicts Liberty wearing a winged cap, the design that gave the series its “Mercury” nickname. The reverse shows a fasces with an olive branch.
Coin Details
- Year: 1942
- Mint: Denver (D mint mark on reverse)
- Mintage: 60,740,000
- Denomination: 10 cents
- Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
- Original weight: 2.5 grams; actual weight may vary with wear
- Original silver content: Approximately 0.07234 troy ounce before circulation wear
- Diameter: 17.9 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Designer: Adolph A. Weinman
- Strike: Business strike
- Certification: None / uncertified
- Inventory: One coin
- SKU: MD0005
Collector Significance
A Denver issue from the World War II era, combining classic American coin design with 90% silver composition.