Mercury dime

noun

A ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945, bearing on its obverse the depiction of a young Liberty in a winged Phrygian cap.

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Meanings

nounMercury dime (plural Mercury dimes)

plural Mercury dimes

  1. historicalA ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945, bearing on its obverse the depiction of a young Liberty in a winged Phrygian cap.

Origin

The depiction of Liberty was confused by many people with Mercury.

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