Three Circulated Mercury Dimes – 1935, 1935-S, 1935-D

Description: 15.00 15.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE When my father was alive, he collected coins from circulation. So did his father, passing along his collection. I have some of those circulated coins for sale. Here are three Mercury Dimes minted in 1935. One each from Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. They have not been professionally graded, nor am I a coin grader, but they appear to be, in my opinion in Fine condition. The items seen in the picture are the items for sale. Winning bidder will pay postage (plus $1 handling) and sales tax. No combined shipping on this item. Please e-mail questions - Good Luck. Despite its tiny size, the "Mercury" dime may very well be the most beautiful coin ever produced by the United States Mint. It is truly remarkable that a coin this small could have such an intricate and aesthetically pleasing design. One thing its design does not depict, however, is Mercury, the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. The portrait on its obverse is actually that of Liberty wearing a winged cap symbolizing freedom of thought. Thus, the coin more properly is known as the Winged Head Liberty dime. But the misnomer "Mercury" was applied to it early on, and after many years of common usage, has stuck. Whatever it's called, this dime represented a welcome change of pace when it made its first appearance in 1916. Indeed, it served to symbolize more than freedom of thought: it also was a symbol of America's new spirit, an exuberance reflected in the freshness and vitality of the new U.S. coinage as a whole in the early 1900s. The coin it replaced, the stodgy Barber dime, was rooted in the 19th century, a time when American life was more rigid and formal. In an artistic sense, this new coin was a breath of fresh air, even though its inspiration went all the way back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. It's generally believed that the Winged Liberty portrait is based upon a bust that Weinman did in 1913 of Elsie Kachel Stevens, wife of well-known poet Wallace Stevens. She and her husband were tenants at the time in a New York City apartment house owned by the sculptor. The reverse of the coin depicts the fasces, an ancient symbol of authority, with a battle-ax atop it to represent preparedness and an olive branch beside it to signify love and peace. With World War I raging in Europe, these were emotional themes in 1916. From Coinsite.com

Price: 6.5 USD

Location: Chino Hills, California

End Time: 2024-11-09T22:26:30.000Z

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