1943 Mercury Dime

She’s good looking but look at those die polishing lines.

 

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Gorgeous, CN.

 

Holy cow those polish lines were the first thing I noticed. Strong show!

 

Where's my Sunglasses ?

 

Great Mint luster

 

I'm amazed that a metal as hard as a Mint die could be affected this way. I have two Jane Pierce Unc FS coins with exactly the same die polish marks. I recall reading that a die can be damaged by wiping it with a cloth. I find that hard to believe.

 

Hard to believe but true.

 

What are you referring to when you say, "She's looking good." Have you done something to her?

 

Mercury or Lady Liberty is just that, a lady and on by this coin she looks great. All I did to her was buy her and it only took a second to decide that I had to have her.

 

Okay. Nice purchase.

 

Except Mercury was a he God, although these days...

 

But this dime is actually a Winged Liberty and Mercury is a nickname.

 

It's Lady Liberty wearing a Phrygian Cap. The head wings represent "Freedom of Thought". Mercury's wings were on his feet.

 

Wings, schmings....

I didn't know what that stuff symbolized....much. In my defense, if needed, I did not use the term Mercury or describe Mercury as a she.

I am aware though, that Elsie was a woman.

Yes, so...

 

[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: Mercury's wings were on his feet.[/QUOTE]


Yes...and his cap.
Ergo, nickname. Still, he was a he not a she.

 

Yes...and his cap.
Ergo, nickname. Still, he was a he not a she.[/QUOTE]

You are correct, Sir!

 

Mercury is a he. Lady Liberty is a she and she’s on the dime. And years ago, way back when I was in my twenties, I had a black angus cow. Her name was Elsie. I always thought cows were dumb animals. After having Elsie, whom I still miss over 45 years later, changed my way of thinking. She was smart and she did things that showed signs of love. I kid you not.

 

I went through airborne survival school in the Air Force. I was amazed how many people couldn't kill, dress, and eat a rabbit.

 

I can shoot one but I can’t hold one by the hind legs and hit it in back of the neck. They are very good eating.

 

The idea is to stay quiet when behind enemy lines.