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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 485744, member: 5233&quot;]Exactly, the phrase &quot;Mercury Dime&quot; has nothing to do with that coin...just like the word &quot;penny&quot; has nothing to do with the &quot;cent.&quot;&nbsp; The Winged Liberty Head Dime neither depicts the Roman god Mercury nor does it contain the metal mercury.&nbsp; However, it does bare a striking resemblance to the the Roman god and therefore was given the nickname.&nbsp; Just like the cent bore a resemblance to the British penny and was given that nickname.&nbsp; The penny nickname is just much older and if anything is therefore more ingrained and appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you thinking calling the cent a penny is grossly inappropriate or insulting, then you should feel even stronger about calling the Winged Liberty Head Dime a &quot;Mercury Dime.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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