There are no truly rare dates in the Winged Liberty Head dime series, although there are some scarce die varieties that are not essential for a date and Mint mark set. Weinman's designs were instantly recognized as brilliant. The introduction of the 1916 Winged Liberty Head dime prompted nearly universal praise from the coin collecting community. coinage design, which began in 19 with the new gold designs continued in 1913 with the Indian Head 5-cent coin reached its zenith in 1916 with stunning new designs for the dime, quarter dollar and half dollar and ended in 1921 with the introduction of the Peace dollar. Weinman's dime was issued during the renaissance of U.S.

The Winged Liberty Head dime – popularly though erroneously known as the 'Mercury dime' – is considered by many the most attractive U.S. The female visage (there's no hint of androgyny about her portrait, so how she could be mistaken for a male god is a mystery) on the new dime is that of Liberty, her winged cap symbolizing, in Weiman's own words, 'liberty of thought,' not fleetness of foot. Weinman never intended his design for the obverse of the new dime introduced in 1916 to represent Mercury, that male, fleet-of-foot, Roman god of messengers. Let's set one fact straight from the very beginning: Adolph A. Winged Liberty Head (Mercury) Dime Winged Liberty Head (Mercury) Dimeįemale Winged Liberty Head mistaken for male god Mercury

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