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 |