Mercury Dime
$3 – $7,175
- Total Coins
- 77
- Key Dates
- 3 + 10 semi
- Value Range
- $3 - $7,175
- Most Valuable
- 1916 D Mercury Dime
Mercury Dime coins were minted from 1916-1945, designed by Adolph A. Weinman. This series includes 77 coins in our database. Values range from $3 to $7,175. The most sought-after is the 1916 D Mercury Dime.
All Mercury Dime Coins
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Status | Value Range | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | D | 264,000 | Key Date | $52 - $7,175 | View → |
| 1916 | P | 22,180,080 | $4.5 - $465 | View → | |
| 1916 | S | 10,450,000 | $3.5 - $550 | View → | |
| 1917 | D | 9,402,000 | $4 - $430 | View → | |
| 1917 | P | 55,230,000 | $4 - $460 | View → | |
| 1917 | S | 27,330,000 | $3.5 - $470 | View → | |
| 1918 | D | 22,674,800 | $4 - $500 | View → | |
| 1918 | P | 26,680,000 | $4 - $530 | View → | |
| 1918 | S | 19,300,000 | $4 - $510 | View → | |
| 1919 | D | 9,939,000 | Semi-Key | $7 - $870 | View → |
| 1919 | P | 35,740,000 | $3.5 - $430 | View → | |
| 1919 | S | 8,850,000 | Semi-Key | $6.5 - $650 | View → |
| 1920 | D | 19,171,000 | Semi-Key | $6 - $815 | View → |
| 1920 | P | 59,030,000 | $4 - $450 | View → | |
| 1920 | S | 13,820,000 | $4.5 - $555 | View → | |
| 1921 | D | 1,080,000 | Key Date | $40 - $5,750 | View → |
| 1921 | P | 1,230,000 | Key Date | $38 - $5,250 | View → |
| 1923 | P | 50,130,000 | $4 - $405 | View → | |
| 1923 | S | 6,440,000 | Semi-Key | $6.5 - $695 | View → |
| 1924 | D | 6,810,000 | $3.5 - $450 | View → | |
| 1924 | P | 24,010,000 | $4.5 - $505 | View → | |
| 1924 | S | 7,120,000 | $3.5 - $420 | View → | |
| 1925 | D | 5,117,000 | $3.5 - $440 | View → | |
| 1925 | P | 25,610,000 | $4 - $495 | View → | |
| 1925 | S | 5,850,000 | $3.5 - $515 | View → | |
| 1926 | D | 6,828,000 | $4 - $440 | View → | |
| 1926 | P | 32,160,000 | $4.5 - $455 | View → | |
| 1926 | S | 1,520,000 | Semi-Key | $7.5 - $820 | View → |
| 1927 | D | 4,812,000 | Semi-Key | $7 - $785 | View → |
| 1927 | P | 28,080,000 | $4 - $515 | View → | |
| 1927 | S | 4,770,000 | Semi-Key | $8 - $880 | View → |
| 1928 | D | 4,161,000 | $3.5 - $530 | View → | |
| 1928 | P | 19,480,000 | $4 - $460 | View → | |
| 1928 | S | 7,400,000 | $4 - $430 | View → | |
| 1929 | D | 5,034,000 | $4 - $415 | View → | |
| 1929 | P | 25,970,000 | $4 - $525 | View → | |
| 1929 | S | 4,730,000 | $4 - $540 | View → | |
| 1930 | P | 6,770,000 | $3.5 - $455 | View → | |
| 1930 | S | 1,843,000 | Semi-Key | $8 - $975 | View → |
| 1931 | D | 1,260,000 | Semi-Key | $8 - $885 | View → |
| 1931 | P | 3,150,000 | $4 - $435 | View → | |
| 1931 | S | 1,800,000 | Semi-Key | $7.5 - $970 | View → |
| 1934 | D | 6,772,000 | $4 - $475 | View → | |
| 1934 | P | 24,080,000 | $4 - $445 | View → | |
| 1935 | D | 10,477,000 | $4.5 - $495 | View → | |
| 1935 | P | 58,830,000 | $4.5 - $475 | View → | |
| 1935 | S | 15,840,000 | $3.5 - $495 | View → | |
| 1936 | D | 16,132,000 | $3.5 - $525 | View → | |
| 1936 | P | 87,504,130 | $4.5 - $445 | View → | |
| 1936 | S | 9,210,000 | $4.5 - $510 | View → | |
| 1937 | D | 14,146,000 | $4 - $510 | View → | |
| 1937 | P | 56,865,756 | $4 - $420 | View → | |
| 1937 | S | 9,740,000 | $3.5 - $490 | View → | |
| 1938 | D | 5,537,000 | $3.5 - $465 | View → | |
| 1938 | P | 22,198,000 | $4.5 - $525 | View → | |
| 1938 | S | 8,090,000 | $4 - $470 | View → | |
| 1939 | D | 24,394,000 | $4 - $515 | View → | |
| 1939 | P | 67,749,321 | $4 - $410 | View → | |
| 1939 | S | 10,540,000 | $3.5 - $450 | View → | |
| 1940 | D | 21,198,000 | $4 - $470 | View → | |
| 1940 | P | 65,350,000 | $4 - $520 | View → | |
| 1940 | S | 21,560,000 | $4 - $445 | View → | |
| 1941 | D | 45,634,000 | $4.5 - $435 | View → | |
| 1941 | P | 175,106,557 | $3 - $420 | View → | |
| 1941 | S | 43,090,000 | $4.5 - $505 | View → | |
| 1942 | D | 60,740,000 | $3.5 - $445 | View → | |
| 1942 | P | 205,432,329 | $4 - $420 | View → | |
| 1942 | S | 49,300,000 | $3.5 - $445 | View → | |
| 1943 | D | 71,949,000 | $4 - $460 | View → | |
| 1943 | P | 191,710,000 | $3.5 - $505 | View → | |
| 1943 | S | 60,400,000 | $4 - $450 | View → | |
| 1944 | D | 62,224,000 | $3.5 - $460 | View → | |
| 1944 | P | 231,410,000 | $3.5 - $515 | View → | |
| 1944 | S | 49,490,000 | $3.5 - $420 | View → | |
| 1945 | D | 40,245,000 | $4 - $475 | View → | |
| 1945 | P | 159,130,000 | $3.5 - $495 | View → | |
| 1945 | S | 41,920,000 | $4 - $520 | View → |
1916 D
Mintage: 264,000
1916 P
Mintage: 22,180,080
1916 S
Mintage: 10,450,000
1917 D
Mintage: 9,402,000
1917 P
Mintage: 55,230,000
1917 S
Mintage: 27,330,000
1918 D
Mintage: 22,674,800
1918 P
Mintage: 26,680,000
1918 S
Mintage: 19,300,000
1919 D
Mintage: 9,939,000
1919 P
Mintage: 35,740,000
1919 S
Mintage: 8,850,000
1920 D
Mintage: 19,171,000
1920 P
Mintage: 59,030,000
1920 S
Mintage: 13,820,000
1921 D
Mintage: 1,080,000
1921 P
Mintage: 1,230,000
1923 P
Mintage: 50,130,000
1923 S
Mintage: 6,440,000
1924 D
Mintage: 6,810,000
1924 P
Mintage: 24,010,000
1924 S
Mintage: 7,120,000
1925 D
Mintage: 5,117,000
1925 P
Mintage: 25,610,000
1925 S
Mintage: 5,850,000
1926 D
Mintage: 6,828,000
1926 P
Mintage: 32,160,000
1926 S
Mintage: 1,520,000
1927 D
Mintage: 4,812,000
1927 P
Mintage: 28,080,000
1927 S
Mintage: 4,770,000
1928 D
Mintage: 4,161,000
1928 P
Mintage: 19,480,000
1928 S
Mintage: 7,400,000
1929 D
Mintage: 5,034,000
1929 P
Mintage: 25,970,000
1929 S
Mintage: 4,730,000
1930 P
Mintage: 6,770,000
1930 S
Mintage: 1,843,000
1931 D
Mintage: 1,260,000
1931 P
Mintage: 3,150,000
1931 S
Mintage: 1,800,000
1934 D
Mintage: 6,772,000
1934 P
Mintage: 24,080,000
1935 D
Mintage: 10,477,000
1935 P
Mintage: 58,830,000
1935 S
Mintage: 15,840,000
1936 D
Mintage: 16,132,000
1936 P
Mintage: 87,504,130
1936 S
Mintage: 9,210,000
1937 D
Mintage: 14,146,000
1937 P
Mintage: 56,865,756
1937 S
Mintage: 9,740,000
1938 D
Mintage: 5,537,000
1938 P
Mintage: 22,198,000
1938 S
Mintage: 8,090,000
1939 D
Mintage: 24,394,000
1939 P
Mintage: 67,749,321
1939 S
Mintage: 10,540,000
1940 D
Mintage: 21,198,000
1940 P
Mintage: 65,350,000
1940 S
Mintage: 21,560,000
1941 D
Mintage: 45,634,000
1941 P
Mintage: 175,106,557
1941 S
Mintage: 43,090,000
1942 D
Mintage: 60,740,000
1942 P
Mintage: 205,432,329
1942 S
Mintage: 49,300,000
1943 D
Mintage: 71,949,000
1943 P
Mintage: 191,710,000
1943 S
Mintage: 60,400,000
1944 D
Mintage: 62,224,000
1944 P
Mintage: 231,410,000
1944 S
Mintage: 49,490,000
1945 D
Mintage: 40,245,000
1945 P
Mintage: 159,130,000
1945 S
Mintage: 41,920,000
Key Dates & Rarities
The most sought-after coins in the Mercury Dime series, ranked by highest recorded value.
1916 D Mercury Dime
1921 D Mercury Dime
1921 Mercury Dime
1930 S Mercury Dime
1931 S Mercury Dime
Mercury Dime History
The Mercury Dime series ran from 1916 to 1945. Adolph A. Weinman designed the coin after winning a 1915 competition held by the Commission of Fine Arts. The obverse features Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap, which led the public to mistake her for the Roman god Mercury. The reverse depicts a fasces, a bundle of rods with an axe, meant to symbolize unity and strength. Weinman chose the winged cap to represent freedom of thought. The Mint replaced the Barber dime with this design to modernize American coinage. The series ended in 1945 when the Mint introduced the Roosevelt dime to honor the late president. You hold a piece of history that circulated through two World Wars and the Great Depression.
Collecting Tips
Start your collection with common dates from the 1940s, as these are affordable and easy to find in decent condition. Look for full horizontal lines on the fasces, known as Full Bands, because these command higher prices. Avoid coins with heavy scratches or harsh cleanings. Be wary of the 1916-D dime, as counterfeiters often add a D mint mark to common 1916 Philadelphia coins. Use a magnifying glass to check the mint mark for signs of tooling or uneven placement.
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