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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eric0911, post: 1228359, member: 27051&quot;]<span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">History</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">The Winged Liberty Head Dime, commonly(and incorrectly) referred to as the Mercury dime or &quot;Merc&quot;, coming from the Roman messenger god, is commonly called the most beautiful small silver coin minted by the United States. But even better than the design is the history. The wings on her cap representing freedom of thought, the roman fasces representing readiness to go to war, the olive branch representing peace, and most importantly, the phrygian cap representing one thing:Liberty. The Liberty Head Dime was designed by Adolph A. Weinman, A German immigrant who also designed the Walking Liberty Half Dollar and what will be the reverse of the American Palladium Eagle once it is released. The design was put on to U.S. Dimes from 1916 to 1945. The Liberty Head Dime is and was considered a large upgrade from the Barber coinage that was considered to be ugly and boring by the public.</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">Collecting</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">Winged Liberty Dimes are very popular among collectors. These coins were minted at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, with no coins being minted in 1922. They are composed of 90% silver, and each coin contains .0723 troy ounces of pure silver, making common date coins appeal to silver bullion investors as &quot;junk&quot; silver. For collectors, most dates can be had in MS grades for affordable prices, but there are some key dates. Perhaps the most famous is the 1916-D piece, currently priced at $850 in Good-4. Other key dates include the 1921 (P) at $55 on numismedia and, and the 1921-D at $70 on numismedia. There are also many interesting varieties in the Winged Liberty series, the most notable being the 1942 (P) and 1942-D 2 over 1 overdates. The 1942 (P) overdate has one of the boldest and most dramatic overdates of any United States coin. These 1942 (P) and 1942-D overdates are valued at $460 and $445, respectively. These silver coins are some of the most beautiful and interesting coins ever minted by the U.S.</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman">P.S. I made this article focusing on the coin. If the contest requires info on what was happening when the coin was made, let me know and I can make another. </font></span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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