1925-S 10c

Coin / United States of America / 1925 / San Francisco / Mercury Dimes / 10c

Similar to many other pre-1934 S-mint Mercury dimes, the 1925-S Mercury dime is, in low-end circulated grades, plentiful enough to satisfy numismatic demand. However, it is much tougher in the uncirculated levels. Examples grading MS65 or above are downright rare. There is a rather small supply of Full Bands specimens, and these tough coins usually command strong premiums, particularly above MS65.

coinage-type Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime
desg MS
designer Adolph A. Weinman
diameter 17.9
edge Reeded
fineness 0.9
material 90% silver; 10% copper
mint-mark S
mintage 5,850,000
ngc-id 23HP
obverse-description Winged Liberty, or Mercury (the Roman god of commerce), is depicted facing left with LIBERTY spelled around the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left of the neck and the date is positioned just below the bust around 5 o'clock. The designer's initials "AW" appear to the right of the neck.
pcgs-link 4952
pcgs-number 4952
reverse-description A large torch is centered vertically adorned with an axe head and olive branches. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN * ONE DIME * is spelled out around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears near the bottom rim left of the torch.
weight-grams 2.5
weight-ounces 0.07234
year-display 1916-1945