Comments on: Mercury Dimes – Coins of Beauty

By: Leonard

Leonard — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:01:58 +0000

In reply to jim arnoald. I have one also from same name and #3275 got it in 1992

By: Sonya

Sonya — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 05:08:55 +0000

How much is a silver Lincoln wheat. Penny is worth?

By: Deserie Cubler

Deserie Cubler — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 19:27:19 +0000

I have been saving the same exact cert no as all of the above with same signature

By: Bob LaGrega

Bob LaGrega — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:41:30 +0000

Like Jim and Brian,

I to have the same certificate number #3275 signed by the same person. Seams like Lindenwold can’t be trusted. I am also curious to know if my #3275 liberty dime is worth anything. Does anyone know or how do we find out?

By: Brian Tucker

Brian Tucker — Fri, 02 May 2014 01:08:00 +0000

i have same certificate and number..worth anything

By: jim arnoald

jim arnoald — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:53:05 +0000

I have one of these dimes, no 3275. Seems like there should be only one no. for each coin. S-igned David K. Carrington. Depositary control department vault facilities of lindenwold fine jewelers. Are there a bunch of crooks runnind around loose?Ard.

By: kathy rowe

kathy rowe — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:54 +0000

have a 1942 mercury dime it is turning black but is in good shape should I have it cleaned.
Thank K

By: Guy in Mass

Guy in Mass — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:18:49 +0000

@Letha Hardyman October 19, 2009 at 2:48 am:

I have the EXACT SAME COIN, Silver Winged Liberty, with issue No. 3275 with mintage release 1916-1945. Is something funny going here? Were we ripped off?

-ZTL

By: Mary Marshall

Mary Marshall — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:48:50 +0000

I have a Silver “Winged” Liberty that has never been in circulation. It is numbered NO.3275 and is carded. Coin composition: .900 Pure Silver, Precious Metal Weight: 2.5 grams, Mintage Released: 1916-1945.
The card is also signed by David Carrington.
I would like to know what the worth of this coin is and where I might be able to sell it at a fair price.

By: Munze

Munze — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:28:30 +0000

This is a news site, so it may not be the best forum for posting valuation questions – try a site like CoinPeople, CoinClub, About, WikiAnswers, and similar, where there are lots of collectors.

But anyway, Mercury dimes from the 1940s are generally only worth their silver content unless they’re in top, or mint (please – NOT “ment”) condition. As of this posting that’s about $1.25-$1.50 retail, or around $1 at one of those “we buy gold and silver” places. The only significant exception among Mercs from the 1940s is a 1942/1 overdate coin which sells in the range $500-$1500.

Mercury dimes very definitely were minted in 1918. In fact, so many were made that they retail for less than $10 in worn to average condition.

Mercury dimes were minted from 1916 to 1945 and all have the same designs: Miss Liberty wearing a winged Liberty cap on the front, and a bundle of reeds with an axe, called a fasces, on the back. The fasces was (were??) a symbol of Roman power, and clasically-themed designs were very much in vogue at that time. Technically they’re supposed to be called Liberty dimes, but the wings on the Liberty cap look so much like the helmet worn by the Greek god Mercury that the coins got that nickname almost immediately and it’s stuck for nearly a century.