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joe_77 Valued Member Italy 284 Posts	Posted 01/15/2024 2:59 pm Hello! Here's a small lot of Mercury dimes from the collection I'm sorting through. I think these Mercuries are some of my favourite design! They are 1918S & 1944 & 1945. Despite being quite old already and from major periods these do not seem to be key dates or particularly well preserved so I guess there are basically worth the weight in silver? Do you see anything cool or worthy of further study? As always I'm very interested in any observations from you! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36558 Posts	Posted 01/15/2024 3:06 pm The 1918-S is a little better than just a bullion coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/15/2024 3:07 pm @joe, I'd be a little surprised if the early S mint isn't worth more than melt, but I'm sure that someone with more experience can weigh in with specifics. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
joe_77 Valued Member Italy 284 Posts	Posted 01/16/2024 1:09 pm Thank you both! Glad to know the 1918-S gets a bit more love :) How much would it sell for nowadays? On a side note, it blows my mind to think these are still practically in circulation in the USA today after more than 100 years! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/16/2024 1:13 pm I was going to disagree gently that Mercury Head dimes are no longer being found in circulation, but for the coin roll hunters, they do seem to pop up very occasionally. Here is a link to a CCF thread with more than 400 pages of dime finds: http://goccf.com/t/60961 With that said, I think that most would agree that these are only very rarely found in change. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
joe_77 Valued Member Italy 284 Posts	Posted 01/16/2024 3:21 pm Ah! Great info Spence, thanks! Expanding a bit on my point above ---- it's pretty cool how in the States you still have your dimes, nickels, quarters, halves, etc. Bit changed in the design perhaps, but pretty much as they were back then. Same can be seen with some other countries with very stable history in the past 100 years (another example I found sifting through my coins is Switzerland, like with this 10 cent coin with the same design for almost 150 years! https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces173.html ). On the other hands countries like mine changed coins so many times, may it be because of (several) change in the political system, or because of inflation (so stopped making coins with small denominations) or beacause of the euro that wiped all previous currencies.. Edited by joe_77 01/16/2024 3:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/16/2024 9:20 pm Bottom line, $7-8 value on the 3 coins. Report this Post to the Staff
joe_77 Valued Member Italy 284 Posts	Posted 01/17/2024 4:02 pm Thank you Coinfrog! I found a new one today, 1942 philly, pics below. I guess this also falls under the category of bullion? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
joe_77 Valued Member Italy 284 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 2:40 pm Found another 42 philly today! This one is in better shape than the previous! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/21/2024 12:50 pm Looking good! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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