1927-S 10c

Coin / United States of America / 10c / Mercury Dimes / 1927 / San Francisco

The 1927-S Mercury dime is easy to locate in circulated grades and widely available in the lower uncirculated grades, though this becomes one of the tougher issues in MS65 or above. Full Bands examples are available for a price, though Gem examples in MS66 are quite rare and command exceptional premiums.

Country United States of America
Year 1927
Serie Mercury Dimes
Denomination 10c
Mint San Francisco
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 4,770,000
ngc-id 23HW
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 4964
pcgs-number 4964
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