FREE: 1941 Mercury DIme

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This 1941 coin is somewhat worn.....The back looks better than the front. I never clean my coins. I'm not a grader just have a few coins to trade....

Winged Liberty Head ("Mercury") (1916–1945)

Although most commonly referred to as the "Mercury" dime, the coin does not depict the Roman messenger god. The obverse figure is a depiction of the mythological goddess Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a classic symbol of liberty and freedom, with its wings intended to symbolize freedom of thought. Designed by noted sculptor Adolph A. Weinman, the Winged Liberty Head dime is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful U.S. coin designs ever produced.[14] The composition (90 percent silver, 10 percent copper) and diameter (17.9 millimeters) of the "Mercury" dime was unchanged from the Barber dime.

The reverse design, a fasces juxtaposed with an olive branch, was intended to symbolize America's readiness for war, combined with its desire for peace. The fasces symbol was later officially adopted by Benito Mussolini and his National Fascist Party, though this was the fourth party with a name invoking the fasces(in Italian:fascio) to which Mussolini had belonged. The symbol was also common in American iconography[examples needed] and has generally avoided any stigma associated with its usage in wartime Italy.[14]