Mercury Dime
THE WINGED LIBERTY DIME, 1916 TO 1945
- 1916-D$23,000–$33,000
- 1921$820–$1,200
- 1921-D$980–$1,400
- 1942 (2 over 1) 2 over 1$8,250–$11,750
- 1942-D (2 over 1) 2 over 1$9,000–$13,000
Prices are MS-63 estimates, Oct 2026. A photograph appears below only where we hold a licensed photo of that exact date and mint; every other issue is a medallion.
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In preparationValues are Lustre editorial estimate, Oct 2026, not market data. Medallions stand in for issues without a licensed photograph of that exact date. How we estimate.
The Mercury Dime, in brief
The Mercury dime, officially the Winged Liberty Head dime, was struck from 1916 to 1945 in 90% silver. Adolph A. Weinman's design shows a young Liberty with a winged cap, which people mistook for the god Mercury, and a reverse with a fasces and olive branch. It replaced the Barber dime and was itself replaced by the Roosevelt dime after the president's death in 1945.
Circulated Mercury dimes are worth their silver plus a small premium. The 1916-D, with only 264,000 struck, is the key date and is worth thousands in any grade. Full Bands (FB) examples, where the bands on the fasces are sharply split, carry big premiums.
- Designer
- Adolph A. Weinman
- Composition
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Mint marks
- Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
- Key dates
- 1916-D, 1921, 1921-D, 1942 (2 over 1)
Mercury dime, Wikipedia: composition, weight, diameter, edge, designer, mint mark position, key date.
Mercury dime mintage, Landofcoins.com: mintage by year and mint.
Lustre editorial grade-value estimates, Lustre: grade value ranges (estimates, not market data).
gold-api.com spot prices (reference level for estimates), gold-api.com: reference spot prices behind the estimates.