1921 P&D Mercury Silver Dimes -Key Date- Choose by Mint and Grade - Philadelphia and Denver Mints - 1921 Winged Liberty Head Dime 1921 Dime

This listing is for one Mercury dime from 1921. Choose by Mint and Grade. 1921 is a key date in the Mercury Dime (or Winged Liberty Head Dime) series, with a low mintage number.

1921-P Mintage Number: 1,230,000

1921-D Mintage Number: 1,080,000

Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because 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. The coin's reverse depicts a fasces, symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace.

The dime's design was changed in 1946 to feature President Roosevelt on the obverse of the coin who had recently deceased.

1921 P&D Mercury Silver Dimes -Key Date- Choose by Mint and Grade - Philadelphia and Denver Mints - 1921 Winged Liberty Head Dime 1921 Dime