Scarce Key 1921 P MERCURY SILVER DIME Ten Cents Historic Antique Americana Coin

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ALWAYS NO RESERVE AUCTIONS! FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA! Classic Historic Americana SILVER Coinage- Original MERCURY "Winged Liberty Head" SILVER DIME! SCARCE KEY 1921 P! O ne of the semi-key date coins of the series. The 1921 Mercury Dime is the scarcest coin of the series produced at the Philadelphia Mint. A total of just 1,230,000 pieces were produced, with the majority entering circulation. This is the third lowest mintage for the overall series. Along with the 1921-D, this coin is considered to be one of the semi-key dates for Mercury Dimes. Production of the denomination may have been cut short when the United States Mint focused their resources on producing tens of millions of silver dollars under the requirements of the Pittman Act. Date: 1921 PMint Mark: "P (Plain)" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D) Denver, Colorado (S) San Francisco, California. Offered for sale: This ungraded raw circulated US Silver Dime Ten Cent coin. This coin shown is the one you will receive. Condition: Please grade this coin on your own. I am not qualified to grade coins with accuracy. Please carefully examine the photos. Please note: These used coins are being sold as they came to me. Previously they may have been cleaned. Shipping: Free Shipping in the U.S. Each coin shipped well-protected in a bubble wrap envelope with USPS tracking. Warranties: These coins are guaranteed to be genuine. Since this coins is sold "as is" in used condition, I will accept returns only if the coin is not genuine or the coin has been incorrectly described or shipped . HISTORY: American Historic Antique Collectible Coin: The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace. By 1916, the dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber had been struck for 25 years, and could be replaced by the Treasury, of which the Mint is a part, without Congressional authorization. Mint officials were under the misapprehension that the designs had to be changed, and held a competition among three sculptors, in which Barber, who had been in his position for 36 years, also took part. Weinman's designs for the dime and half dollar were selected. Although the new coin's design was admired for its beauty, the Mint made modifications to it upon learning that vending machine manufacturers were having difficulties making the new dime work in their devices. The coin continued to be minted until 1945, when the Treasury ordered that a new design, featuring recently deceased president Franklin Roosevelt, take its place. Weinman's dime depicts Liberty with a wreath of tight curls, and wearing a traditional pileus, or Liberty cap. His depiction of the pileus as a winged cap has provoked comparisons with Roman Republic denarii, which art historian Cornelius Vermeule considered superficial. Weinman wrote that he considered the winged cap to symbolize "liberty of thought". Vermeule suggests that one reason for the use of wings was that Weinman, in common with many in the tradition of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, under whom Weinman had studied, liked the effect of feathers done in relief. The reverse depicts a fasces, the object carried by lictors, who accompanied Roman magistrates; on the coin it represents war and justice. It is contrasted with a large olive branch symbolizing peace. According to Breen, "Weinman's symbolic message in this design ... was clearly an updated 'Don't tread on me'". The fasces is bound both horizontally and diagonally by a leather strap, with the loose ends at the bottom. The lettering ... read more

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