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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1287738, member: 6229&quot;]<font face="arial"><font size="3">Can you guess (do you know) what American coin these details describe?</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">1.5mm thick</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">17.9mm diameter</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">weighs 2 1/2 grams</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">composed of .900 silver and .100 copper</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">118 reeds on edge</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">If the coin has a &quot;D&quot; or &quot;S&quot; mint mark it&#039;s on the reverse near the bottom just left (your view) of the fasces.</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Didn&#039;t get it yet? Here&#039;s another clue:</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Designer&#039;s monogram is &quot;AW&quot; and is on obverse.</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Need another clue?</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">The coin was minted 1916-1945.</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Want more clues?</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">motto IN GOD WE TRUST on obverse</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on reverse</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Final clue:</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Obverse designed to symbolize liberty of thought.</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">Think you got it? Here&#039;s a photo of the coin courtesy of worldcoingallery.com:</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3">　</font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img4/US-10c16&amp;desc=USAkm14010cents(1916-1945)WingedLiberty(Mercury)&amp;query=USA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img4/US-10c16&amp;desc=USAkm14010cents(1916-1945)WingedLiberty(Mercury)&amp;query=USA" rel="nofollow"><u><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img4/US-10c16&amp;desc=USAkm14010cents(1916-1945)WingedLiberty(Mercury)&amp;query=USA</span></font></span></font></u></a></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">Here&#039;a photo showing &quot;D&quot; mint mark courtesy of coinpage.com:</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4"></font><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5383.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5383.html" rel="nofollow"><u><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5383.html</span></font></span></font></u></a></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">Hope you enjoyed this post...</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4">Clinker</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="3"><font size="4"></font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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