June Summer
Lot 30:
Description
This lot features a pair of United States 90 percent silver one dime coins, commonly referred to as Mercury Dimes, dated 1923 and 1926. Both specimens were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, as indicated by the absence of mint marks on the reverse. Each coin features the Winged Liberty Head obverse and the standard fasces and olive branch reverse, both designed by Adolph A. Weinman. Inscriptions on the obverse include LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. The reverse displays UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the denomination ONE DIME. Both coins feature reeded edges and the designer’s monogram AW on the obverse.
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