1944 Mercury Dime
The 1944 Mercury Dime is one of the more interesting dates in the Mercury Dime series. First, the Mint at Philadelphia says that 231,410,000 examples of the Mercury Dime were minted in 1944. This is by far the largest amount minted in the series and is due to the wartime economy. Discussion in 'What. Nice Mercury Dime! I think there are at least two dimes that do have a 'W' West Point mint mark. 2015-W 'March Of Dimes. I have been trying to find out information about 1944 Mercury dime errors, and haven't found out much of anything CoryVp88, Apr 12, 2018 #9 + Quote Reply. 1944-p silver mercury dime pcgs ms66 monster color stunning toned unc (dr) $60.00 +$3.50 shipping. Make offer - 1944-p silver mercury dime pcgs ms66 monster color. Question: I have a 1942 mercury dime with a mint mark of “W”. Where is that, and why don’t I ever see it listed when I read prices of coins? Answer: It’s actually not a mint mark, but a very prominent display of the designer’s initials - Adolph A. If you look closer, what looks like the letter W has an A in it.
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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
*Values are for coins in a grade of Extremely Fine-40.
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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