1945 S (San Francisco) Mercury Dime

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Designer: Adolph Alexander WeinmanEdge: Reeded
Diameter: 17.9 millimetersMint: San Francisco
Content: 90% silver 10% copperCirculation Strikes: 41,290,000
Weight: 2.5 gramsProof Strikes: 0
Mercury Dime General Grading Standards
G4 Good - Letters and date clear. Lines and bands in fasces are obliterated.
VG8 Very Good - One-half of sticks discernible in fasces.
F12 Fine - All sticks in fasces are defined. Diagonal bands worn nearly flat.
VF20 Very Fine - The two crossing diagonal bands must show.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Diagonal bands show only slight wear. Braids and hair before ear show clearly.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight trace of wear. Most mint luster is present.
MS63 Select Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. Attractive mint luster.
MS65 Choice Uncirculated - Only light scattered marks that are not distracting. Strong luster, good eye appeal.

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