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RyanAKL
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/12/2009 : 14:25:52
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i have two 1943 dimes and one 1944, my question is, are they mercury or silver and how can you tell? i also have two nazi one cent coins, one 1940 and one 1944 and idea how much they are worth?
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 14:41:23
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| Mercury dime is called that because of the Goddess Mercury depiction on the coin. It's 90% silver. I know nothing about Nazi coins. |
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 14:58:59
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| Its Miss Liberty on the mercury dime. "Mercury" ended up being used, by collectors 1st, not the mint because so many people think it was "Mercury" |
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 15:12:11
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| Isn't the staff of Mercury (a Caduceus) on the reverse? |
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 15:31:17
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| a caduceus is the staff with the serpent entwining it - the symbol for a physician. that is not on the dime. not suer if that is what Mercury had. Mercury did have winged feet, and similar wings sprout from the head of Libery on that dime, hence the name. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 16:51:17
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Yep Oober is correct....it really should be called the "Winged Liberty" dime as the lady on the obverse is Liberty with wings (wings are intended to symbolize liberty of thought per the Red Book). Many mistook the Liberty on the front as the goddess Mercury, and the name took.
As far as composition, 90% silver, 10% copper, 0% mercury.
To answer the question about the Nazi coins, your best bet is to look them up here to find the KM# You must be logged in to see this link. and then use the link on there to find the coin value. For further info on the coin itself, you will probably need to do a Google search using the KM# and "Germany Third Reich" to see what's out there about your coins. Good luck. |
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 16:56:13
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As Neckro said the Mercury has just as much silver as the pre-1965 Roosevelt dime. With silver at 13.50/oz they both have a melt value of about 97 cents; although both coins (especially in certain years) will have some numismatic value as well.
The Nazi cent coins are probably not silver, although they could have some numismatic value if they are rare. |
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RyanAKL
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USA
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Posted - 02/13/2009 : 13:47:28
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| thanks for the help, you learn something new everyday. that website is alot of help. |
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
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Posted - 02/13/2009 : 13:48:52
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| Check out coinflation.com it has U.S coin metal content and spot values for it. |
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kieblera5
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/13/2009 : 14:36:32
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Originally posted by CoinHunter53562
Yep Oober is correct....it really should be called the "Winged Liberty" dime as the lady on the obverse is Liberty with wings (wings are intended to symbolize liberty of thought per the Red Book). Many mistook the Liberty on the front as the goddess Mercury, and the name took.
As far as composition, 90% silver, 10% copper, 0% mercury.
To answer the question about the Nazi coins, your best bet is to look them up here to find the KM# You must be logged in to see this link. and then use the link on there to find the coin value. For further info on the coin itself, you will probably need to do a Google search using the KM# and "Germany Third Reich" to see what's out there about your coins. Good luck.
Yes, you would be right. It is the Winged Liberty Dime, not the "Mercury" dime. See below for some details (comes from part of a report that I wrote for school).
The obverse of the winged liberty dime is a picture of Liberty wearing a winged cap, facing left. It was believed that the obverse was a picture of the Roman god, Mercury, hence the name. On the reverse side is a fasces, a bundle of rods and an axe head sticking out of them. This picture symbolized strength because the Romans believed that a bundle of sticks was harder to cut with an axe. More importantly, this picture symbolized the saying “United we stand”. Around the fasces is an olive branch, symbolizing peace. |
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