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1935 Mercury Dime Coin, 1944 Mercury Dime Coin & 1945 (from what I can make out of the date, could be 1965) Roosevelt Dime Coin.
1935 Mercury Dime Coin:
"With around 85 million Mercury dimes produced that year, 1935 was a prolific year for the United States Mint. That was also the first year since 1931 that all three then-operating United States Mint branches (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco) struck dimes, providing coin collectors with three separate regular-strike issues that year.
1935 Mercury dimes are generally quite common, as the mintage numbers below indicate:
- 1935, 58,830,000 minted; $4
- 1935-D, 10,477,000; $10
- 1935-S, 15,840,000; $7
The Denver-mint Mercury dime, which had the lowest mintage among the dimes issued that year, is fairly tough in the upper grades. In fact, a 1935-D Mercury dime costs about $100 in a grade of MS-65, though the Philadelphia and San Francisco issues can be had in a similar grade for a significantly lower price of only about $45 each. Fully split band (FSB) Mercury dimes are especially challenging to find in some instances, but individuals who can track down gem Mercury dimes that possess a sharp strike will benefit from having beautiful coins that are bound to only increase in value with the passing years."
1944 Mercury Dime Coin:
"1944 Mercury dimes, like those from earlier in the decade, are highly common. As was the case in 1943, more than 300 million Mercury dimes rolled out of the United States Mint in 1944, and the date remains exceedingly common to this day, despite mass melting of the series during spikes of the silver bullion price. Philadelphia was the most prolific producer of dimes in 1944, with Denver and San Francisco putting out smaller, but still significant, quantities of the coin that year.
Here’s a breakdown of the 1944 Mercury dime mintages and values for the three issues produced during that year:
- 1944, 231,410,000 minted; $4
- 1944-D, 62,224,000; $4
- 1944-S, 49,490,000; $4
Any of the three 1944 Mercury dime issues can be had for under $10 each in MS-60. For less than $30, you can buy any 1944 Mercury dime grading MS-65. Though, if you’re going to spring for high-grade 1944 Mercury dimes, you may as well buy fully split band (FSB) Mercury dimes. FSB Mercury dimes exhibit crisp, complete horizontal lines in the bands surrounding the fasces on the reverse and are highly desirable among Mercury dime aficionados."
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