POLL: Who was Weinman's model for the Mercury Dime?

MrEureka

DickyBetz

larrynj

it was me.

Freak1c

You mean it wasn't Mercury Morris ???


Freak

garsmith

<<Cameron Kiefer>>

GTS

To be honest I don't know,but he must have been tiny.
GTS
My Ebay Auctions

Fairlaneman

<< <i>To be honest I don't know,but "HE" must have been tiny.
GTS
My Ebay Auctions >>

mercurydimeguy

Wow, a poll I actually know an answer to

Fairlaneman

<< <i>Wow, a poll I actually know an answer to >>



Freddie Mercury ?

carl

He went to Mount Olympus and used Mercury for his model.

carl

What I've always wondered is why is a dime smaller than a nickel and worth more?

DorkGirl

<< <i>What I've always wondered is why is a dime smaller than a nickel and worth more? >>



I believe that is because silver is worth more than nickel

Regulated

Thanks to Mr. Eureka's coffee table book, I know the answer.

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

aNDY

Wasn't it Julie Abrams ?

Stewart

MrEureka

it was me.

LarryNJ - If that were true, I doubt anyone would collect the series.

fcloud

I didn't know Miss Liberty (as in Winged Liberty) was a he.

MrEureka

I didn't know Miss Liberty (as in Winged Liberty) was a he.

At some point, perhaps she was!

coinkat

Are you telling me that MrEureka was the one that created the coffee table book concept that Kramer pioneered that was such a smash on Seinfeld? MrE... you missed your calling in Hollywood

Regulated

You people do know that Mr. Eureka was the real inspiration for Kramer, right?

RomanMercury

OK...here is the real answer.

The model for the "mercury" dime was Elsie Kachel Stevens.
She and her husband wer tenants in one of the buildings owned by Weinman.

The term "Mercury" came about because of the wings on Miss Liberty's helmet.

Tootawl

I always thought it was based on the little guy from the FTD flower ads.

kevinstang

Time to revisit this post, just discovered that Miss Munson had worked with Adolph Weinman on a statue in 1915 that depicted a Winged figure- coincidence? I think the reply that the model was a wife of a friend might have been to hide the real model from maybe his wife? or maybe the fact that she went on to become a famous nude model was not politically correct with her position on the dime or maybe her mental illness that she later suffered played a part- they sent people to insane asylums back then and the association with the dime model wouldn't have been ..you know, just saying. See article for more and also my other post on subject.

Link

I think we need a revote or rewrite in the coin history books- or at least a mention of Miss Munson. I had family members who worked in that hospital and cared for this women for many years and all told the same story of how she was the model for dime

MrEureka

I feel funny saying this, but I don't remember this thread at all and it really cracked me up this time around.

Kaline6

Her husband was the poet Wallace Stevens, who authored the compilation "Harmonium" that was for a time well-regarded. I'm not a fan--here's a poem from it that I remember, in its entirety (if my memory is correct):

The world is ugly
and the people are sad

I'll take Dickinson and Teasdale, than you very much...

ms70

Very funny! I guess I must've voted in it since the results showed up!

Overdate

I'm surprised that the name of the model was not revealed in any of the publicity surrounding the introduction of the coin.

DaveWcoins

<< <i>I feel funny saying this, but I don't remember this thread at all and it really cracked me up this time around. >>



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