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RossL 12-12-2006 06:45 PM
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Officially called the Winged Liberty Head Dime, this coin is commonly known as the Mercury Dime.

The FB designation on Mercury dimes stands for Full Bands.

On the reverse of the Merc dime is the fasces, the tied up bundle of rods.

Only Mercury dimes that are struck with fairly new dies have well defined horizontal bands in the fasces. On most of the Mercs the middle bands are just a blob or missing completely. A coin has to have well defined horizontal bands and vertical sticks to get the FB designation.

1939-D MS66 FB

RossL 12-12-2006 06:46 PM
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here is a 1941-S MS65 FB

scratches on the old style green PCGS holder.

RossL 12-12-2006 06:47 PM
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and here is a 1941-D MS66 FB

RossL 12-12-2006 06:49 PM
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This is a Proof Half Dime.

Minted 1793-1873, half dimes are 90% silver and had .0362 ounce actual silver weight. You need 27.6 of them to have an ounce of silver.

Interestingly enough, this isn't the smallest silver coin we have done in the USA. The 3-cent silver was struck 1851-1853 in 75% silver and .0193 ounce ASW, and also struck in 1854 -1873 in 90% silver and .0218 ounce ASW.

1869 PF64

The Great Ag 12-12-2006 06:59 PM
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Wow, beautiful coins, and full bands to boot. from 1916 to 1932 was the era for the most beautiful coins, in my opinion.

Thanks for the thread RossL.

Tragically, I do not have high end mercs, good to almost uncirculated, so I won't be posting any. But wow those coins are absolutely stunning.

A little history of the Mercury Dime. First the proper name is Winged Liberty Head, but many people and writers thought this was the Roman God, Mercury (the wings on the helmet). They called the coin the Mercury dime and the name stuck.

During the early 1900's America was booming with industry, specialization and more importantly free time. Free time to think, create, and dream of our glorious past the fantastical future ahead. THe Mercury dime represents these ideas, and the looming threat of WWI did not tarnish these ideals. Liberty wears a Phrygian cap symbolizing Liberty and Freedom with the wings extended upward for freedom of thought, anything is possible.

The reverse showing the fasces (bundle of sticks) and the olive branch represents America's united committment to these ideals, including the point of war to defend them, coupled with the olive branch for peace.


The Great Ag

southfork 12-12-2006 08:13 PM
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My favorite dime, I love the pics, what brand camera?

RossL 12-12-2006 08:22 PM
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I used a scanner on these. It does OK on bright coins but doesn't pick up a lot of detail on the darker coins like those in the copperhead thread.

Wyldwil 12-12-2006 11:36 PM
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Thanks Ross...I really like it when you post pics....:smile:

AgAuGal 12-13-2006 12:42 AM
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my favorite dime also. thanks for some of the history.

REV127 12-13-2006 02:41 AM
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Nice dimes!

I love the Merc's, can't get enough of them or the Barbers. One thing about the reverse though, the fasces... well, history has shown that was something America was commited to. It's a symbol of absolute power, you may have heard of fascism... this word is derived from the fasces, a symbol taken up by the fascists. I have no idea how cognizant anyone was of this when the coin was struck but it is quite ironic looking back now.

It isn't all bad. I don't mind a fasces on the back of a Merc because it also has connotations of many individually weak rods coming together and forming a powerful axe which has much in common with the traditional American value of coming together in times of need, but I won't tolerate Roosevelt on my silver dimes!

I need to go buy more 90%.

AgAuGal 05-27-2008 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by REV127 (Post 443172)
Nice dimes!


It isn't all bad. I don't mind a fasces on the back of a Merc because it also has connotations of many individually weak rods coming together and forming a powerful axe which has much in common with the traditional American value of coming together in times of need, but I won't tolerate Roosevelt on my silver dimes!
very nice observation REV. I think we will once again experience the need for coming together to be strong rather than the islands we've become.

carpathian 05-27-2008 11:41 PM
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....It's a symbol of absolute power, you may have heard of fascism... this word is derived from the fasces, a symbol taken up by the fascists. I have no idea how cognizant anyone was of this when the coin was struck but it is quite ironic looking back now.
thank you !
tomorrow morning i'm going to throw away all my "nazi" dimes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces)
please, inform us if there any other secret symbols of some evil secret groups or religions on our coins. :tongue_ma:

Lucifer33 05-28-2008 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RossL (Post 442784)
Officially called the Winged Liberty Head Dime, this coin is commonly known as the Mercury Dime.

The FB designation on Mercury dimes stands for Full Bands.

On the reverse of the Merc dime is the fasces, the tied up bundle of rods.

Only Mercury dimes that are struck with fairly new dies have well defined horizontal bands in the fasces. On most of the Mercs the middle bands are just a blob or missing completely. A coin has to have well defined horizontal bands and vertical sticks to get the FB designation.

1939-D MS66 FB
is that a fasce on the dime???? :shocked_ma:

Twisted Avatar 05-28-2008 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by The Great Ag (Post 442822)
Wow, beautiful coins, and full bands to boot. from 1916 to 1932 was the era for the most beautiful coins, in my opinion.

Thanks for the thread RossL.

Tragically, I do not have high end mercs, good to almost uncirculated, so I won't be posting any. But wow those coins are absolutely stunning.

A little history of the Mercury Dime. First the proper name is Winged Liberty Head, but many people and writers thought this was the Roman God, Mercury (the wings on the helmet). They called the coin the Mercury dime and the name stuck.

During the early 1900's America was booming with industry, specialization and more importantly free time. Free time to think, create, and dream of our glorious past the fantastical future ahead. THe Mercury dime represents these ideas, and the looming threat of WWI did not tarnish these ideals. Liberty wears a Phrygian cap symbolizing Liberty and Freedom with the wings extended upward for freedom of thought, anything is possible.

The reverse showing the fasces (bundle of sticks) and the olive branch represents America's united committment to these ideals, including the point of war to defend them, coupled with the olive branch for peace.


The Great Ag

Excellent background history Ag

I thought the name of "our gal" was after the greek godess LIBERTAS though .......


Any credence to that?

T

Twisted Avatar 05-28-2008 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by REV127 (Post 443172)
Nice dimes!

I love the Merc's, can't get enough of them or the Barbers. One thing about the reverse though, the fasces... well, history has shown that was something America was commited to. It's a symbol of absolute power, you may have heard of fascism... this word is derived from the fasces, a symbol taken up by the fascists. I have no idea how cognizant anyone was of this when the coin was struck but it is quite ironic looking back now.

It isn't all bad. I don't mind a fasces on the back of a Merc because it also has connotations of many individually weak rods coming together and forming a powerful axe which has much in common with the traditional American value of coming together in times of need, but I won't tolerate Roosevelt on my silver dimes!
I need to go buy more 90%.

+1


ALWAYS swap out rooselvets for merc's.


as much as I love silver........ I dont think I bring my self to EVER buy a rooslevet..... That man disgusts me so much I would pay the premium on mercs and not bat a eye.

I got standards ya know :bear_angry:


T

Twisted Avatar 05-28-2008 10:25 PM
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is that a fasce on the dime???? :shocked_ma:

You better belive it is....... and it is NOT there by accident..... it means manythings to many people. But I think it was there way of confirming to those in the know WE CONTROL THE MONEY SUPPLY.

also next time you look on any old school building particulary elementary schools and they have the seal of the state and all the classic fluff.

There is common motif that use ...it is a torch with in the middle of a open book..... if you VERY CAREFULLY ..... you will see that torch is a BUNDELL OF STICKS JUST LIKE THE FACI.

And what do think THAT implies to those in the know..... WE CONTROL THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDEREN.


I cant find a image but I manage to pull one off the lincoln memorial look closely

Twisted Avatar 05-28-2008 10:27 PM
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didnt mean to get pulled away.....


Those are some awesome merc's Rossl.


T

Lucifer33 05-29-2008 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Twisted Avatar (Post 1122616)
You better belive it is....... and it is NOT there by accident..... it means manythings to many people. But I think it was there way of confirming to those in the know WE CONTROL THE MONEY SUPPLY.

also next time you look on any old school building particulary elementary schools and they have the seal of the state and all the classic fluff.

There is common motif that use ...it is a torch with in the middle of a open book..... if you VERY CAREFULLY ..... you will see that torch is a BUNDELL OF STICKS JUST LIKE THE FACI.

And what do think THAT implies to those in the know..... WE CONTROL THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDEREN.


I cant find a image but I manage to pull one off the lincoln memorial look closely
Certainly interesting stuff.........I am not personally in America but I do know that you also have the bundle of sticks and the hatchet in the congress behind the speakers.

Crazy that no one wonders why??????????:confused_ma:


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