1937 10c

Coin / United States of America / 1937 / Philadelphia / Mercury Dimes / 10c

The 1937 Mercury dime is extremely common in all grades through the Gem Uncirculated grades, with many Mint State specimens exhibiting excellent details and fully struck bands. Buyers should have no trouble locating quality specimens up through the grade of MS67, with the vast majority of these high-end examples exhibiting nice color and great overall eye appeal.

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
mintage 56,860,000
ngc-id 23JJ
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 5004
pcgs-number 5004
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