The Liberty Head or Mercury dime is a United States ten-cent coin which was struck from 1916 through 1945, the year following the death of the coin's designer, Adolph A. Weinman. The obverse features a portrait of Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, while the reverse depicts a fasces, an axe inside a bundle of rods.
Mercury Nickels are popular because of the low mintages and the striking design that features the winged goddess of Liberty on the front and a Roman fasces on the reverse.
Mercury dimes are generally worth more than 10 cents:
- circulated Mercury dime = $1 - $2
- high grade Mercury dimes = $20 - $200
- rarest Mercury dimes = $8,000+
Rare Mercury Nickels
_Most common Liberty nickels are quite valuable for their age, but these rare dates are particularly valuable_:
- 1916-D = $160
- 1926-S = $135
- 1938-D = $200
- 1942 = $115
-1942/1 = $110
-1942/1-D = $125
-1942-S = $90