Mercury Dimes - major varities

Wolf359

Not my area of expertise. But I'll be helping a friend with some soon (some circulated rolls). Can somebody point me to where I can find information on the major varities in the series? Photos if possible...

coinguy89

Try coinlink.com to find some stuff.

Fairlaneman

Cherry Pickers Guide and the RPM Book should give you everything you need. Most varities are minor so a very close look is needed.

Some double die coins are available starting in the late 20's, 29 to be exact, and going through the 30's. They are tough to see.

Also you have a type of 16 coin for 1917 and a type of 17 coin also.

One last thing. In 1924 on the reverse a portion of the design disappeared. This is present on some coins but not all for this date. Same is true for 1925. In 1926 all of the coins lost this minor portion of the design and this continued through the end of the series.

Cool little things if you like this sort of thing.

Ken

JrGMan2004

Cool little things, but I only know of 3 "major" varieties that actually carry strong premiums. That's the 42/41 and 42/41-D and also the 1945 Micro-S. The Micro S is easy to spot, as it's got a tiny S. You should be able to see the difference. Not much of a premium in circ grades, but certainly extra in Unc, and very valuable with Full Bands.