1942 Mercury Dime (90% Silver)
Legacy ColCon description (source information; not independently verified): Mintage 205,410,000. The composition of the Mercury Dime also known as the Winged Liberty Head Dime from 1916-1945 is 90% silver and 10% copper. A Dime weighs 2.5000 grams, therefore the silver weight is 2.2500 grams or 0.0804 Troy ounces.
Connections
- Produced by
- United States Mint
Material construction
Homogeneous specification; not a specimen assay or condition assessment.
- Whole object
- 10% copper · 90% silver
Nominal mass composition of the whole object; not a specimen assay.
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Sources
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s.1 — U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins 1793–1976 (GPO, 1978)
pp.6–7/Table V; p.133/Exhibit II §13 (1873 standard); PDF14–15,141