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Mercury Dimes

Adolph Alexander Weinman designed the Mercury dime, though the coin does not actually depict Mercury. The obverse shows Liberty wearing a winged cap, intended to symbolize freedom of thought, and someone early on decided the winged headgear looked like the Roman messenger god's helmet. The nickname stuck. Weinman was a German-born sculptor who had trained under Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny, and he brought a level of artistic ambition to the project that Charles Barber would have found unnecessary. Weinman also designed the Walking Liberty half dollar that entered production the same year, winning both commissions in the 1916 competition that Treasury Secretary William McAdoo organized to replace Barber's aging silver designs. Barber, still Chief Engraver, resisted the outsiders as he always did, but McAdoo had the authority and the inclination to override him. The reverse of the Mercury dime carried a fasces, the Roman bundle of rods bound around an axe that symbolized authority and unity, with an olive branch wrapped around it to temper the martial imagery. The design was elegant, compact, and well suited to the dime's small diameter. It looked like art on a coin, which was exactly what the reformers wanted.

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1916–1945 Years struck
87 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco Mints

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Key date Semi-key Variety Proof Regular
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G VG F VF EF AU MS
1916 Mercury 22,180,080 $6.00$7.00$8.50$9.00$15$19$31 REGULAR CK-2006
1916-D — 264,000 $810$1,225$2,010$3,215$4,770$6,485$9,915 KEY CK-2007
1916-S Mercury 10,450,000 $6.00$7.50$10$13$19$23$37 REGULAR CK-2009
1917 — 55,230,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$9.00$13$27 REGULAR CK-2010
1917-D — 9,402,000 $7.00$7.50$12$20$39$79$118 REGULAR CK-2011
1917-S — 27,330,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$8.50$13$27$50 REGULAR CK-2012
1918 — 26,680,000 $5.50$6.00$7.50$13$23$35$59 REGULAR CK-2013
1918-D — 22,674,800 $5.50$6.00$7.50$13$22$42$103 REGULAR CK-2014
1918-S — 19,300,000 $5.50$6.00$7.00$11$18$35$99 REGULAR CK-2015
1919 — 35,740,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$7.50$11$27$39 REGULAR CK-2016
1919-D — 9,939,000 $6.00$8.50$13$22$31$63$165 REGULAR CK-2017
1919-S — 8,850,000 $5.50$6.00$9.00$16$31$68$205 REGULAR CK-2018
1920 — 59,030,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$9.00$15$31 REGULAR CK-2019
1920-D — 19,171,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$9.00$19$39$118 REGULAR CK-2020
1920-S — 13,820,000 $5.50$6.00$7.00$9.00$18$39$118 REGULAR CK-2021
1921 — 1,230,000 $42$63$103$225$435$695$1,045 SEMI-KEY CK-2022
1921-D — 1,080,000 $55$109$165$285$540$945$1,185 SEMI-KEY CK-2023
1923 — 50,130,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$8.50$15$27 REGULAR CK-2024
1923-S — 6,440,000 $5.50$6.00$9.00$18$55$89$165 REGULAR CK-2025
1924 — 24,010,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$7.50$15$27$39 REGULAR CK-2026
1924-D — 6,810,000 $5.50$6.50$9.00$22$59$89$144 REGULAR CK-2027
1924-S — 7,120,000 $5.50$6.00$7.50$11$50$89$205 REGULAR CK-2028
1925 — 25,610,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$7.00$11$19$27 REGULAR CK-2029
1925-D — 6,966,000 $6.00$7.00$13$39$99$165$305 REGULAR CK-2030
1925-S — 5,850,000 $5.50$6.00$9.00$18$59$89$165 REGULAR CK-2031
1926 — 32,160,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$8.50$15$23 REGULAR CK-2032
1926-D — 6,828,000 $5.50$6.50$7.50$11$25$42$103 REGULAR CK-2033
1926-S — 1,520,000 $15$19$24$50$205$365$945 SEMI-KEY CK-2034
1927 — 28,080,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$8.50$15$27 REGULAR CK-2035
1927-D — 4,812,000 $5.50$7.50$9.00$23$68$96$165 REGULAR CK-2036
1927-S — 4,770,000 $5.50$6.00$7.50$13$25$42$225 REGULAR CK-2037
1928 — 19,480,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$8.50$18$27 REGULAR CK-2038
1928-D — 4,161,000 $6.00$7.00$9.00$19$42$83$144 REGULAR CK-2039
1928-S — 7,400,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$7.50$16$35$124 REGULAR CK-2040
1929 — 25,970,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$11$23$31 REGULAR CK-2041
1929-D — 5,034,000 $5.50$6.00$7.00$9.00$15$22$27 REGULAR CK-2042
1929-S — 4,730,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$11$19$31 REGULAR CK-2043
1930 — 6,770,000 $5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$9.00$16$27 REGULAR CK-2044
1930-S — 1,843,000 $5.50$6.00$7.00$8.50$15$39$68 REGULAR CK-2045
1931 — 3,150,000 $5.50$6.00$6.50$7.50$11$20$31 REGULAR CK-2046
1931-D — 1,260,000 $9.00$11$13$19$31$50$83 REGULAR CK-2047
1931-S — 1,800,000 $6.00$7.00$7.50$11$16$39$83 REGULAR CK-2048
1934 — 24,080,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$11$23 REGULAR CK-2049
1934-D — 6,772,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$9.00$31$50 REGULAR CK-2050
1935 — 58,830,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$11 REGULAR CK-2051
1935-D — 10,477,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$9.00$19$31 REGULAR CK-2052
1935-S — 15,840,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$7.00$17$27 REGULAR CK-2053
1936 — 87,504,130 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$11 REGULAR CK-2054
1936-D — 16,132,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$7.50$15$23 REGULAR CK-2056
1936-S — 9,210,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$13$22 REGULAR CK-2057
1937 — 56,865,756 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$11 REGULAR CK-2058
1937-D — 14,146,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$6.50$11$20 REGULAR CK-2060
1937-S — 9,740,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$11$19 REGULAR CK-2061
1938 — 22,198,734 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$11 REGULAR CK-2062
1938-D — 5,537,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$6.50$9.00$18 REGULAR CK-2064
1938-S — 8,090,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$11$19 REGULAR CK-2065
1939 — 67,749,321 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.50$9.00 REGULAR CK-2066
1939-D — 24,394,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.50$9.00 REGULAR CK-2068
1939-S — 10,540,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$6.50$13$22 REGULAR CK-2069
1940 — 65,361,827 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2070
1940-D — 21,198,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2072
1940-S — 21,560,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$9.00 REGULAR CK-2073
1941 — 175,106,557 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2074
1941-D — 45,634,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$9.00 REGULAR CK-2076
1941-S — 43,090,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$13 REGULAR CK-2077
1942 — 205,432,329 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2078
1942 1942/1 Overdate 205,432,329 ——————— KEY CK-2080
1942-D — 60,740,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2081
1942-D 1942/1-D Overdate 60,740,000 ——————— KEY CK-2082
1942-S — 49,300,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.00$9.00 REGULAR CK-2083
1943 — 191,710,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2084
1943-D — 71,949,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2085
1943-S — 60,400,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2086
1944 — 231,410,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2087
1944-D — 62,224,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2088
1944-S — 49,490,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$8.50 REGULAR CK-2089
1945 — 159,130,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2090
1945-D — 40,245,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2091
1945-S — 41,920,000 $4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$6.00$7.50 REGULAR CK-2092
1945-S Micro S — $5.00$5.50$6.00$5.50$7.50$18$27 VARIETY CK-2093
1916 Mercury 1916-D 1916-S Mercury 1917 1917-D 1917-S 1918 1918-D 1918-S 1919 1919-D 1919-S 1920 1920-D 1920-S 1921 1921-D 1923 1923-S 1924 1924-D 1924-S 1925 1925-D 1925-S 1926 1926-D 1926-S 1927 1927-D 1927-S 1928 1928-D 1928-S 1929 1929-D 1929-S 1930 1930-S 1931 1931-D 1931-S 1934 1934-D 1935 1935-D 1935-S 1936 1936-D 1936-S 1937 1937-D 1937-S 1938 1938-D 1938-S 1939 1939-D 1939-S 1940 1940-D 1940-S 1941 1941-D 1941-S 1942 1942 1942/1 Overdate 1942-D 1942-D 1942/1-D Overdate 1942-S 1943 1943-D 1943-S 1944 1944-D 1944-S 1945 1945-D 1945-S 1945-S Micro S
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1936 — 4,130 ——————— REGULAR CK-2055
1937 — 5,756 ——————— REGULAR CK-2059
1938 — 8,728 ——————— REGULAR CK-2063
1939 — 9,321 ——————— REGULAR CK-2067
1940 — 11,827 ——————— REGULAR CK-2071
1941 — 16,557 ——————— REGULAR CK-2075
1942 — 22,329 ——————— REGULAR CK-2079
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942