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The Bullion Channel
today we're going to talk about the mercury dime.
it was minted between 1916 and 1945 and it is
90% silver.
the total weight is 2.5 grams or .08 troy ounces
The silver weight is 2.25 grams or .072 troy ounces.
in order to have an entire troy ounce, similar to an american silver eagle
you would need 14 mercury dimes
i would like to point out the term mercury dime is not an official name
infact it's a common misconception that the face featured on the coin is that of
the roman god mercury
looking at the artwork of mercury you can see how this can be easily mistaken
actually the figure is supposed to be the goddess of liberty who is depicted on
several U.S. coins including the modern american silver eagles
The official name is the winged liberty head
unfortunately most mercury dimes are heavily circulated, warn, and tarnished
but they still make good bullion
this is one of the cheapest silver coins you can buy today, and it should be part of
any serious collection