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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBGood, post: 2327248, member: 38987&quot;]I think the &quot;winged liberty&quot; dime is the most attractive of US coins but see below...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>wiki-The <b>Mercury dime</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(United_States_coin)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(United_States_coin)" rel="nofollow">ten-cent coin</a> struck by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Mint" rel="nofollow">United States Mint</a> from 1916 to 1945. Designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Weinman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Weinman" rel="nofollow">Adolph Weinman</a> and also referred to as the <b>Winged Liberty Head dime</b>, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(goddess)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(goddess)" rel="nofollow">Liberty</a>, identifiable by her winged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap" rel="nofollow">Phrygian cap</a>, was confused with the Roman god <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">Mercury</a>. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Stevens" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Stevens" rel="nofollow">Wallace Stevens</a>, as a model. The coin&#039;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" rel="nofollow">reverse</a> depicts a <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces" rel="nofollow">fasces</a></i>, symbolizing unity and strength, and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" rel="nofollow">olive branch</a>, signifying peace.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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