When President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away, he was commemorated on the dime and his bust replaced the Winged Liberty motif.
How did the Winged Liberty Head dime get its name?
Designed by Adolph Weinman and more correctly referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name as the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model.
Where is the mint mark on a Mercury dime?
D, S, (2016 only) W. Located on reverse between letter “E” in “ONE” and the base of the olive branch. Philadelphia Mint specimens lack mint mark. The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945.
