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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bert Gedin, post: 3173976, member: 92556&quot;]My third Giveaway coin, a 1943 Mercury dime, officially known as Winged Liberty head dime (but Liberty was side-lined !). Mercury, Roman god of traders and merchants etc. is obverse. The Mercury festival was celebrated on 15 May. Surprisingly, the reverse, as fasces with hatchet, symbolising unity and strength, is similar go the Italian fascist symbol. He, of course, wanted to create a new Roman Empire. But an article in Numismatic News, &#039;Our fascist dime&#039;, clarifies that the U.S. were first, 1916. Followed by Italy in 1919. And 1943 was the year Italy was invaded by allied forces. - BTW, 1916 was centenary of the dime, which was then re-struck in gold.- Having been minted until 1945, it was followed by a new design, of recently deceased F.D.R. - Brother, can you spare a dime ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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