Lots of people enjoy collecting the Mercury dime. Here are a few similar Mercury / Winged Liberty examples from around the world. I enjoy this topical type collection & it has me searching for more examples. We will begin with this MS65 example. Country: United States Denomination: 10 cents Dates: 1916 to 1945 Designer: Adolf A. Weinman Composition: Silver 0.0724 ASW . Country: Togo Denomination: 1 Franc Date: 1948 Composition: Aluminum Note: Similar design used on both the 1 and 2 Franc coins If you have any Mercury / Winged Liberty examples, please share them here.
Country: Belgium Denomination: 50 Francs Dates: 1948 to 1954 Composition: Silver 0.8350 ASW Note: Design also used on the 20 Franc coin
One of my favorites Country: Columbia Denomination: 2 Centavos Dates: 1952 to 1960 Composition: Aluminum Bronze Note: There are 3 sub types made of this short lived coin
Country: Italy Denomination: 500 Lire Dates: 1983 to 2001 Composition: Bronzital center with Acmonital outer ring Note: Bank of Italy Centennial of same design issued in 1993
Country: Reunion Denomination: 1 Franc Date: 1948 to 1973 Composition: Aluminum Note: Similar design used on 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Franc coins
Country: Madagascar Denomination: 10 Francs Date: 1953 Composition: Aluminum Bronze Note: Similar design used on 1, 2, 5, and 20 Franc coins
Country: French Equatorial Africa Denomination: 1 Franc Date: 1948 Composition: Aluminum Note: Similar design used on the 2 Franc coin
Country: Cameroon Denomination: 1 Franc Date: 1948 Composition: Aluminum Note: Similar design used on the 2 Franc coin Country: French Somaliland Denomination: 1 Franc Date: 1948 to 1965 Composition: Aluminum Note: Similar design used on the 2, 5, 10, and 20 Franc coins Later coins dated 1968 to 1975 are from French Afars & Issas As you might guess, the reverse of these French colonies & protectorate coins normally spell out the country and have unique designs. If you want to see them, you can check out the Krause catalog or ask & I’ll gladly take a picture of the reverse.
Comoros and Equatorial Guinea I’m looking for examples from Comoros and Equatorial Guinea. These are not very expensive but I have not found examples yet.
Post em if you got em There is a neat winged liberty coin from Albania dated 1927-1928 in the denomination of “1 Fang Ar”. Please post it if you have one. Also, there must be some cool ancients with Mercury depicted so please post ‘em if you got ‘em.
RandyGeki posted this very old Winged coin in the ancient & world forum. He says it is a very worn Roman Republican Denarius, head of Roma right in winged helmet. Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/t126166/#ixzz0xjxoiRMf
Medoraman in the ancient & world forum reminded me that I left out some information- I think most are "winged liberty" to signify freedom of thought. They don't really depict the God Mercury with wings on his heals. I was hoping to see some other coins that look like these with winged helmets. If you do have a similar coin or medal depicting Mercury, then please post a pic. Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/t126166/#ixzz0xkS7APEv
