Mercury Dimes: Ahofadi Dwetɛ Sika a Wɔde Yɛ Ntaban a Wɔagye Din

Mercury dime a wɔsan frɛ no Winged Liberty anaa Winged Liberty Head dime no yɛ U.S. sika a wɔkyinkyini a wɔyɛe fi mfe 1916 kosi 1945. Sikakorabea ho animdefo akamfo saa abakɔsɛm mu sika yi wɔ sɛnea wɔayɛ no adwinni ho na abɛyɛ nnɛyi sika mu ade titiriw nneɛma a wɔaboaboa ano.

Dɛn nti na wɔfrɛ no mercury dime? Mma ɛnhaw wo, mercury biara nni mu. Liberty hyɛ kyɛw a ɛwɔ ntaban wɔ sika no so, na nkurɔfo dii mfomso susuwii sɛ ɛyɛ Roma nyame Mercury (Hermes wɔ Helafo anansesɛm mu). Moniker no abata collector’s circles mu.

Sɛ mercury dimes a wɔboaboa ano no ani gye ho da nkyɛn a, ɛho hia nso ma:

• Wɔde wimhyɛn kɔɔ ahunmu pii kɔɔ ahunmu wɔ Mercury-Redstone 4 (AKA Liberty Bell 7) asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no mu wɔ 1961 mu, na wɔsan nyaa ebinom wɔ 1999 mu

• Sɛ́ ɛyɛ U.S. sika a edi kan a Adolph Weinman yɛɛ ho nhyehyɛe na oyii no adi

• Nkamfo a ɛtrɛw a wonyae wɔ sika ho adesuafo kuw no mu fi bere a woyii no adi besi nnɛ, a nea ɛka ho ne sɛ wɔbɔɔ ho dawuru sɛ: “ankorankoro ne adwene mu nhyehyɛe a edi kan ma asɔre ketewa yi wɔ Amerika sika ho adwinni mu” a adwinni ho abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Cornelius Vermeule yɛe wɔ 1971 mu

Dɛn na ɛma mercury dime no fata nkamfo saa? Yɛaboaboa yɛn mfeɛ pii nnwuma mu suahunu ano de abua saa asɛmmisa no. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛkɔ mercury dimes abakɔsɛm, sɛnea wɔyɛɛ no, sɛnea wɔde toto ho, ne ne bo mu.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1916-P Mercury dime a ɛwɔ MS67 grade a efi PCGS | Mfonini no fi: PCGS CoinFacts , Wɔde di dwuma kwa

Abakɔsɛm mu Nsɛm a Wɔakyerɛw

Mercury dime no asɛm no fi ase denam sika abiɛsa a wɔayɛ so: dime, anan mu biako, ne dɔla fã.

Efi 1892 no, na U.S. Sikakorabea Panyin Charles E. Barber — “Barber sika” no mfonini ahorow wɔ so. Ná ɔmanfo adwene a wɔwɔ wɔ adwini ahorow no ho no yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ nea eye sen biara mu. Nanso, na wontumi nsakra wɔn mfe 25 a Mmarahyɛ Bagua no mpene so, sɛnea wɔde sii hɔ wɔ 1890 mmara mu no .

Ɔmampanyin Theodore Roosevelt fii “Amerika Sika a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma Foforo” no ase denam sika a wɔayɛ mprempren no nyinaa mu nsakrae a ɔyɛe so, na ofii ase wɔ sika kɔkɔɔ akɔre abien so wɔ 1907 mu.

Wɔsan yɛɛ ɔkɔre, ɔkɔre anan, cent, ne nikel ho nhyehyɛe foforo fii 1908 kosi 1913. Eduu 1915 no, wofii ase bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ wɔ sɛnea wɔbɛsan ayɛ Barber sika no ho.

Barber Sika a Wɔreyɛ no Foforo

Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) yɛɛ nhyiam bi wɔ December 1915 mu, faako a Mint Director Robert W. Woolley dii kan de nyansahyɛ mae sɛ Barber nsiesie nneɛma bi. Esiane sɛ na CFA ani nnye Barber mfonini ahorow no ho nti, wɔsrɛɛ mfoniniyɛfo baasa a wofi abɔnten sɛ wɔmfa nyansahyɛ mma mmom: Albin Polasek, Hermon MacNeil, ne Adolph Weinman.

MacNeil bɛyɛ 1916 Standing Liberty quarter , bere a Germanni-Amerikani odumgyafo Adolph Weinman bɛyɛ Walking Liberty dɔla fã ne nea wɔde wɔn adwene si so nnɛ no ho mfonini: mercury dime.

Weinman de mfonini ahorow kɔe na ɔne Woolley hyiae wɔ February 23, 1916. Woolley ka kyerɛɛ Weinman sɛ wɔpaw ne mfonini ahorow no wɔ February 28.

Wɔ March 3 no, Sikakorabea no de sika nsakrae a ɛreba no too gua wɔ baguam na Woolley kaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ Barber. Woolley nso ka kyerɛɛ Barber sɛ onnya mfiri foforo a wɔayɛ no ho mfonini a ɛyɛ adwuma ansa na May 1, 1916 adu, nanso Barber ego no maa ɔkyɛe kɛse.

Die Adebɔ & Ɔkyɛ

Weinman ne Barber ne Ɔkyerɛwfo Boafo George T. Morgan yɛɛ adwuma de yɛɛ sika foforo a wɔayɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Morgan boaa me, nanso Barber a na ne bo afuw no siw no kwan. Nea ɛmaa asɛm no yɛɛ kɛse ne sɛ, Weinman baa fam a na ɔwɔ tonsillitis a emu yɛ den, na ɔpiaa May 1 bere a wɔde maa no no san n’akyi.

Woolley ka kyerɛɛ Weinman sɛ mint no gyee mfonini ahorow no toom wɔ May 29.

Eduu June no, Woolley ka kyerɛɛ Philadelphia Mint Superintendent Adam M. Joyce sɛ onwie mercury dime dies no ASAP, efisɛ na wɔammɔ 1916 dime biara na na nea wɔhwehwɛ no dɔɔso.

Nanso, wogyaee ne yɛ nna abien akyi efisɛ na nkyerɛwde no mu nna hɔ sɛnea ɛsɛ. Akannifoɔ nso sesaeɛ wɔ July mu berɛ a Woolley gyaee adwuma no, ɔdii kan kɔɔ Fred H. Chaffin nkyɛn, afei Friedrich Johannes Hugo von Engelken nkyɛn wɔ September mu.

Esiane sɛ na nneɛma a wɔhwehwɛ kɛse na wɔda so ara yɛ nsakrae wɔ die mu nti, mint no bɔɔ Barber dimes ne quarters. Ná ɛsɛ sɛ wofi ase twetwe mercury dimes wɔ August 28, nanso wɔkyɛe kɛse. Clarence Hobbs (a ogyee dimmɔne sɛ ɔtwee anantwinini nikel no ase wɔ 1912 mu) ne AT&T nwiinwii sɛ dime foforo no renfata wɔn mfiri ahorow no.

Weinman sesaa sɛnea wɔyɛɛ no ​​na awiei koraa no wɔbɔɔ mercury dime a edi kan no wɔ October 1916 mu.

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Mfitiaseɛ a Wɔayi no Adi & Mmuaeɛ

Wɔ October 30, 1916 no, wogyaee Barber dimes a wɔyɛ no na mercury dimes fii ase dii dwuma.

Mfiase no, sɛnea wɔyɛɛ no ​​no maa nkurɔfo adwene tu frae wɔ fasces (a wɔfrɛ no ɔko agyan anaa golf agyan) ne sɛ ebia “Winged Liberty” ne Romafo nyame Mercury no ho.

Ɛte sɛ nea nea edi kan a wɔkaa sika no ho asɛm sɛ “Mercury” no fi asɛm bi a sika ho ɔbenfo David Ulysses Proskey kae wɔ January 1917 The Numismatist :

“Wɔde ntaban a ɛte sɛ nea yɛasua sɛ yehu wɔ Mercury kyɛw so asiesie Phyrgian kyɛw a ɛyɛ Liberty su no.”

Nhoma pii bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde edin a ɛfata “Winged Liberty” besiesie abodin no nanso “Mercury dime” kaa ho.

Nanso, dodow no ara kamfoo Mercury dime nhyehyɛe no. Sikakorabea ho animdefo adwene bi a wotintimii wɔ The Numismatist mu wɔ December 1916 mu:

• "Adwuma a eye sen biara a United States mint no adan wɔ mfe ɔha mu." – John Walter Scott na ɔkyerɛwee

• "Ayɛyɛ a ɛfata nkamfo kɛse na [m'ani agye sɛ mahu sɛ adwinni sika a ɛte saa afi ɔman yi mu aba." – Henry Chapman na ɔkyerɛwee

• "Asɔre no sika a ɛyɛ fɛ sen biara a wɔde ama sɛ wɔmfa nni dwuma daa wɔ ɔman yi mu no mu biako." – Edgar H. Adams na ɔkyerɛwee

• “Ahofadi ne Roman Republic sika bi di nsɛ kɛse, na ɛyɛ adwinni kɛse." – Wayte Raymond

• "Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ yɛn Sika foforo a wofii ase wɔ 1907 mu bere a sika kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ $20 ne $10 bae no ho nhwɛso a eye sen biara.” – Howland Nnua a ɛwɔ hɔ

• "Amerika sika a ɛyɛ fɛ sen biara. Liberty ti a ɛwɔ ntaban no yɛ ahoɔfɛ kɛse ne nea wɔawie ho mfonini ankasa. Yɛn Amerikani abeawa a ɔwɔ asɛm yi mu no yɛ aberante, ne ho atew, na ɔda n’asɛm adi brɛoo.” – Thomas L. Ɔpanyin

Na ɔkasatia bi wɔ akyi (dua fã), nanso sika ho animdefo dodow no ara twaa Weinman slack esiane sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde nkyerɛwee pii ka ho nti.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: Abverse & reverse of nkae 2016-W sika kɔkɔɔ Mercury dime | Mfonini no fi: PCGS, Public domain

Mercury Dime no awiei

Sɛ mfe kakraa bi da nkyɛn a, na mercury dime a wɔde yɛ adwuma no kɔ soro bere nyinaa wɔ ne mfe 30 no nyinaa mu.

Akyinnyegye biako pɛ a ɛfa mercury dimes ho ne asɛm bi a wɔkae sɛ ɛfoa fasist nniso akyi wɔ sum ase . Fasist atirimɔden nniso ahorow a ɛwɔ Europa wɔ WWI akyi, titiriw Ɔman Fasist Kuw a ɛwɔ Italy no de fasist ahorow no dii dwuma de yɛɛ wɔn adwene ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Enti, Amerikafo binom kasa tiaa fasces a ɛwɔ dime no so no.

Weinman adwini no dii kan ansa na wɔde fasces bata fascism ho mpo, nanso na nsɛm a wɔka no te sɛ atoro a wɔka sɛ Komunisfo boa Franklin dɔla fã ne Kennedy dɔla fã no.

Mercury dime no kɔɔ so kosii 1945 kosii sɛ wɔde Franklin dime nhyehyɛe (a ɛkɔ so nnɛ) sii ananmu wɔ 1946 mu de hyɛɛ Ɔmampanyin Franklin D. Roosevelt wu wɔ 1945 mu.

Wɔ afe 2016 mu no, US Mint yɛɛ nkaeɛ 1/10-oz 24K (99.99% pure) sika kɔkɔɔ mercury dimes sɛ Centennial Gold Coins nhyehyɛeɛ no fã. Wɔ sika kɔkɔɔ sika kɔkɔɔ abiɛsa no mu no, na mercury dime na ɛyɛ nea nkurɔfo ani gye ho na ɛsom bo sen biara.

Mercury Dime ho nsɛm a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ mu

Nea edi kan no, momma yɛnkɔ specs no so, efi mercury dime mu duru so kosi composition so:

• Ne mu duru : 2.50 g (0.088 oz) .

• Ne kɛse : 17.90 mm (0.705 in) .

• Ne kɛse : 1.35 mm (0.053 in) .

• Nneɛma a wɔahyehyɛ : 90% dwetɛ, 10% kɔbere aduru

• Edge : Wɔde demmire ayɛ (demmire 118) .

Nea ɛnte sɛ dime a wɔde di akɔneaba a efi 1965 akyi no, mercury dime dodow no ara yɛ dwetɛ. Dwetɛ dodow ahe na ɛwɔ mercury dime mu? Dwetɛ kronkron 0.07234 troy ounce (gram 2.25 anaa 0.0794 standard ounce) na ɛwɔ mercury dime mu.

Afei, mercury dime te dɛn?

Nsusuwii ne Nsɛnkyerɛnnede

Nneɛma pii a wɔyɛe wɔ Mercury dime no mu da Amerikafo sika a wodii kan yɛe no sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so adi, te sɛ:

• Lady Liberty : Nyamewa a ofi tete Hela-Roma anansesɛm mu, bɛyɛɛ ahofadi ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ Ɔman Anidan Ko no mu

• Fasces : Nnua a wɔakyekyere no akuwakuw a atwa agyan ho ahyia; Tete Etruscan & Roman tumidi ho sɛnkyerɛnne, a na agye din wɔ Amerika Ɔman Anidan bere mu de ayɛ ahoɔden ho sɛnkyerɛnne denam biakoyɛ so

• Ahofadi Cap : Ahofadi; AKA Frigiafo kyɛw anaa pileus kyɛw, a wɔde ma nkoa a wɔade wɔn ho wɔ tete Roma bere a wɔayɛ ahofadi ho guasodeyɛ akyi

• Ngodua Baa : Asomdwoe

• E Pluribus Unum : Ɔman no atetesɛm mu asɛmti, a wɔde di dwuma wɔ Nsɔano Kɛse no so; Latin kasa asekyerɛ ne “Wɔ pii mu no, obiako” .

• In God We Trust : Ɔman no asɛmti a ɛyɛ aban de, a wodii kan de dii dwuma wɔ sika so wɔ 1864 mu

Liberty kyɛw no wɔ Amerika sika pii so, nanso dɛn nti na wɔde ntaban abɔ mercury dime no so?

Wɔ tete anansesɛm mu no, na petasos kyɛw a ɛwɔ ntaban no gyina hɔ ma ahokokwaw a wɔyɛ no ntɛmntɛm. Wɔ krataa bi a efi Weinman hɔ a wotintimii wɔ December 1916 The Numismatist mu no, ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ: “Wɔayɛ ntaban a ɛbɔ ne kyɛw no abotiri no sɛ wɔde bɛyɛ adwene mu ahofadi ho sɛnkyerɛnne.”

Adwinni ho abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Cornelius Vermeule kaa ho asɛm wɔ ne nhoma Numismatic Art in America a ɔkyerɛwee wɔ 1971 mu no mu sɛ: “Misusuw sɛ ade biako nti a ntaban no wɔ hɔ ne sɛ Winman, wɔ Saint-Gaudens atetesɛm ankasa mu no, ani gyee nkɛntɛnso a ntakra a wɔde ayɛ mfonini nya wɔ ne sika ne nkonimbo so no ho.”

Ɛdefa nneɛma a ɛdannan no ho no, Weinman kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ: “Mapaw nea ɛkanyan fasces ne ngodua nkorabata no sɛ ɛnyɛ ahoɔden a ɛda biakoyɛ mu no ho sɛnkyerɛnne, bere a ɔko-agyan no gyina hɔ ma ahosiesie a wɔde bɛbɔ Nkabom no ho ban no. Ngodua nkorabata yɛ asomdwoe ho dɔ a yɛwɔ no ho sɛnkyerɛnne.”

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1943-D Mercury dime anim a "AW" nkyerɛwde a edi kan ne grade a wɔankyinkyini | Mfonini no: Brandon Bigheart na ɔtwee mfonini, Public domain

Anim Nsusuwii

Mercury dimes no anim (ti afã) titiriw ne Lady Liberty anim a ɛhwɛ benkum so. Ɔhyɛ Liberty kyɛw a ntaban wom a nwi a ɛyɛ den no puepue anim. Wɔ 1916 mu no, Mint Director Woolley kaa ne ho asɛm sɛ “ɔyɛ mmerɛw na ne ho yɛ den, na ne ho yɛ den.”

“LIBERTY” no ntam kwan trɛw wɔ soro rim no ho. “IN GOD WE TRUST” wɔ ase benkum so, bere a mintage afe (sɛ nhwɛso no “1943”) wɔ Liberty kɔn a wɔatwa no ase wɔ ase nifa so. Adolph Weinman nkyerɛwde a edi kan a wɔayɛ no sɛnea wɔpɛ “AW” no wɔ mintage afe no ne “Y” a ɛwɔ “LIBERTY” mu wɔ nifa so no ntam.

Ɛwom sɛ wɔansi so dua de, nanso abakɔsɛm akyerɛwfo pii gye di sɛ Weinman yɛɛ Liberty ho nhwɛso wɔ Elsie Stevens akyi, titiriw Stevens bust a Weinman yɛe wɔ 1913. Weinman gyee Stevens ne ne kunu, mmaranimfo & anwensɛm kyerɛwfo Wallace Stevens, dan bi a ɛbɛn n’ankasa de fi 1909 kosi 1916.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1943-D Mercury dime akyi a "D" mint agyiraehyɛde ne grade a wɔankyinkyini | Mfonini no: Brandon Bigheart na ɔtwee mfonini, Public domain

Nsusuwii a Wɔadan no Akyi

Mfinimfini akyi (dua afã) element no yɛ fasces a ngodua nkorabata abɔ ho. Wɔde aboa nhoma abɔso kyekyere fasces no tẽẽ ne tẽẽ, na agyan bi pue benkum atifi.

“UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA” no wɔ soro rim no ho. “ONE” ne “DIME” wɔ ase wɔ fasces no afã abien no nyinaa. Nsoromma () bi wɔ atifi ne ase rim nkyerɛwee a ɛwɔ afã abien no nyinaa ntam. “E PLURIBUS UNUM” wɔ fasces no nifa so, .

Sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ a, mercury dime no mint agyiraehyɛde (sɛ nhwɛso no, “D”) no wɔ “E” a ɛwɔ “ONE” ne ngodua nkorabata no ase ntam.

Nkaedi 2016 sika kɔkɔɔ mercury dimes no nso ka ho ne nkyerɛwee “AU 24K 1/10 oz.” wɔ “E PLURIBUS UNUM” nkyerɛwee no ase.

Minting ne Nneɛma a Wɔyɛ

Wɔyɛɛ mercury dimes bɛboro ɔpepepem 2.67 wɔ nsɛmma nhoma 77 mu fi 1916 awiei kosi 1945 — bɛboro Barber dimes a ɛkɔɔ so mfe 26 no mmɔho anum.

Mint abiɛsa bɔɔ mercury dimes, a wɔde wɔn mint agyiraehyɛde a ɛwɔ akyi no kyerɛ no:

• Obiara nni hɔ — Philadelphia Mint

• “D” — Denver Sikakorabea

• “S” — San Francisco Sikakorabea

Wɔde “W” mint agyiraehyɛde bɔɔ 2016 sika kɔkɔɔ mercury dimes nyinaa wɔ West Point Mint.

Mintage a wɔkyekyɛe kɛse sen biara ne 1944-P de no a ɛboro ɔpepem 231. Mintage nsɛmma nhoma a wɔkyekyɛe a ɛba fam sen biara ne 1916-D a na ɛyɛ 264,000. Sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, sika a wɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ nsɛmma nhoma ahorow a wɔakyekyɛ mu no boro ɔpepem 34.

Wɔyɛɛ adanse mercury dimes wɔ Philadelphia fi 1936 kosi 1942. Adanse a wɔde yɛɛ adanse a ɛsen biara ne 1942 a na ɛyɛ 22,329. Nea ɛba fam koraa ne 1936 a na ɛyɛ 4,130, na sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, adanse a wɔde yɛɛ adwuma no yɛ 11,235.

Mfe a wɔannwene mercury dime biara nkutoo ne:

• 1922 — WWI akyi sikasɛm mu ɔhaw

• 1932-1933 — Nneɛma a wɔhwehwɛ no so tew wɔ Okunkɛse no mu

Mercury dime a wɔyɛ no so tew wɔ mfe a atwam no mu — 1921, 1930, ne 1931.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1943-S Mercury dime a wɔde MS67FB PL (Mint State 67, Full Bands, Prooflike) no anim & akyi | Mfonini no fi: PCGS CoinFacts , Wɔde di dwuma kwa

Nneɛma a Wɔboaboa Ano na Wɔde Ma

Mercury dimes ka U.S. sika a wɔboaboa ano kɛse no ho. Yɛbɛka wɔn bo a ɛsom ho asɛm akyiri yi, nanso ade titiriw ne tebea.

Tebea no taa de ma sɛ abasobɔde denam adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛto so abiɛsa so te sɛ Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) anaa Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) so.

Mercury Dime Nkyekyɛm ahorow

Sikakorabea nkyerɛwde nhyehyɛe ahorow wɔ hɔ, nanso abasobɔde ntease ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa ne:

1. Uncirculated : Wɔnkyinkyin da & wɔkora so yiye; Ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛɛ da a wɔyɛɛ no ​​mint no

2. Mint State (MS) : Te sɛ Uncirculated nanso ɛwɔ sub-grades fi 60 kosi 70 ma agyiraehyɛde pii a wotumi hu kosi nea mfomso biara nni ho, sɛnea ɛte biara

3. Nhwɛsoɔ (SP) : Nkyerɛaseɛ gu ahodoɔ wɔ nnwumakuo a wɔde abasobɔdeɛ ma mu, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛwɔ Mint State ne Proof abasobɔdeɛ ntam; Wɔde dii dwuma ma 2016 sika kɔkɔɔ mercury dimes nkutoo

4. Adanse (PR anaa PF) : Wɔbɔ sɛ adanse sika; Sub-grades fi 60 kosi 70 te sɛ Mint State ara pɛ; Subtypes abien a ɛwɔ mercury dimes so:

   1. Standard Proof : Akyi (afuw) no nyɛ nea ɛda adi kɛse

   2. Cameo (CAM) : Nea ɛntaa nsi; Background highly reflective plus a) light to moderate frosting wɔ obverse & reverse, b) ɛnyɛ frosted, anaa c) frosted wɔ ɔfã biako pɛ

5. Prooflike (PL) : Sika a wɔbɔ & di ho dwuma de di akɔneaba nanso ɛwɔ hyerɛn a ɛte saa ara a ɛhyerɛn ma adanse sika; Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wɔde Full Bands (sɛ nhwɛso no, MS67FB PL) .

6. Ɛfa Uncirculated (AU) ho : Ɔsɛe nketenkete paa wɔ nsɛntitiriw a ɛkorɔn a wɔayɛ no so fi bere tiaa bi a wɔde di akɔneaba, nneɛma a wɔakora so yiye, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mint hyerɛn a edi mũ; Sub-grades fi 50 kosi 58

7. Extremely Fine (EF anaa XF) : Nsɛm a edi mũ, a ɛyɛ hare a ɛhyɛ wɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn; Nkyekyɛmu nketewa 40 & 45

8. Very Fine (VF) : Nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri kosi nea edi mũ, hyɛ wɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn; Sub-grades 20 kosi 35

9. Fine (F) : ɔha biara mu nkyem 50 anaa nea ennu saa a ɛyɛ tratraa, a wotumi hu wɔ nkyerɛwde a ano yɛ nnam & digit; Sub-grades 12 & 15 a ɛto so abien

10. Very Good (VG) : Hyɛ wɔ ne nyinaa mu, nkyerɛwde & digits yɛ mmerɛw nanso wotumi kenkan; Sub-grades 8 & 10 a ɛto so abien

11. Eye (G) : Outer nkyerɛwde & digits ayɛ ma kosi kakra a asɛe, kakra asɛe kosi nnam rim; Nkyekyɛmu nketewa 4 & 6

12. About Good (AG-3) : Nkyerɛwde & digit a wotumi kenkan dodow no ara, rims a asɛe

13. Fair (FR-2) : Nsɛm bi a wotumi hu, nkyerɛwde a ɛwɔ akyi no nsensanee, petee

14. Poor (PO-1) : Date, mint agyiraehyɛde, ne afe nkutoo na wobetumi ahu

Grading designation foforo a wɔde di dwuma ma mercury dimes nkutoo ne “FB.”

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: Wɔabɛn "Full Bands" nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri wɔ Mercury dime | Mfonini no fi: PCGS . Fa di dwuma kwa

Strike Quality (Nnwontofo Nnwom a Ɛyɛ Nyinaa) .

Ade soronko a ɛma mercury dimes nya gyinabea ne sɛnea wɔbɔɔ sika no denneennen no.

Mercury dimes a wɔabɔ no denneennen sen biara no wɔ “Full Bands” — a wɔatwa no tiaa ayɛ no “FB” ama abasobɔde ahorow — a ɛte sɛ “Full Bell Lines” (FBL) a ɛwɔ Franklin dɔla fã so no .

“Nhama” no kyerɛ sɛnea wɔkyekyere wɔ akyi nhama no so. PCGS kyerɛkyerɛ “FB” abasobɔde mu sɛ:

“ Mercury Dimes that grade MS60 or better and exhibit a complete separation of the central crossband on the reverse ... Wɔ tebea horow no nyinaa mu no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔtwa asɛmti crossbands no mpaapaemu mu, a agyiraehyɛde, gouges, nicks, anaa ɔfasu foforo ka ho sintɔ ahorow .”

Nanso, nneɛma bi a wɔayi afi mu no fa abasobɔde a ɛba fam koraa ho: “ 1916-D Mercury Dime a ɛntaa nsi ne 1942/1 ne 1932/1-D a ɛboro so no betumi anya Full Bands din wɔ sika a ɛfata a wɔde abasobɔde a ɛba fam te sɛ AU50 so .”

Wobɛhunu FB abasobɔdeɛ no wɔ abasobɔdeɛ a ɛdi kan no akyi, te sɛ MS67FB anaa MS67+FB.

Mpɛn pii no, nnwontofo kuw a wɔadi mũ ho yɛ na, nanso ɛho yɛ na soronko wɔ nsɛm bi mu. Mercury dime nsɛm a ɛntaa nsi a wobetumi ahu wɔ FB ho no bi ne 1945-P. Wɔtɔn biako gyee dɔla 96,000 wɔ afe 2018 mu!

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: Mint agyiraehyɛde a wɔde toto ho a ɛbɛn 1945-S Mercury dime a ɛyɛ daa ne 1945 "Micro S" mfomso | Mfonini no fi: PCGS CoinFacts , Wɔde di dwuma kwa

Nna Titiriw ne Nneɛma Ahorow

Mercury dimes nyinaa bo boro sɛnt du, esiane dwetɛ a ɛwɔ mu, abakɔsɛm mu su, ne sika a wɔde di dwuma ho anigye nti.

Sɛ tebea da nkyɛn a, mercury dime bo pɔtee nso gyina:

• Dwetɛ Bo a Ɛwɔ Spot : Dwetɛ bo a ɛwɔ troy oz biara mu no bo a wɔbɔ wɔ baabiara (“gua so bo” anaa “melt value”) no sakra. Wubetumi ahwɛ dwetɛ bo a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren wɔ ha . Kae sɛ wobɛbɔ spot bo no mmɔho 0.0723 (troy oz dwetɛ wɔ mercury dimes mu).

• Rarity : Nsɛm a ɛfa mintages a ɛba fam (wɔbɔɔ kakraa bi) anaasɛ nkwagye a ɛba fam (kakraa bi na wonim nnɛ) hyɛ nneɛma bo a ɛkɔ soro.

• Mint Mfomso : Wɔhwehwɛ mfomso a wɔanhyɛ da, titiriw nea ɛyɛ nwonwa anaa nea wonim no yiye.

• Ahwehwɛde : Mercury dimes a agye din wɔ ne nyinaa mu anaa nsɛm pɔtee bi mu no sakra bere kɔ so, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ gua so bo sakra.

Rarity ne demand taa bom wɔ “key dates” — mercury dime nsɛm a wɔn a wɔboaboa ano hwehwɛ bere nyinaa.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1916-D Mercury dime (date titiriw) a PCGS de MS65 ahyɛ mu no anim, wɔtɔn no $29,900 wɔ afe 2007 mu | Mfonini no fi: PCGS Auction Prices , Wɔde di dwuma kwa

Nna Titiriw

Da titiriw biako pɛ a wɔde kyerɛw mercury dimes ne 1916-D . Sɛ wɔde saa nsɛmma nhoma yi toto 1909-S VDB Lincoln awi cent a wontumi nhu no ho wɔ ɔkwan a ɛntaa nsi so.

Sɛ wonya mintage a wɔkyinkyini a ɛba fam koraa a, 1916-D mercury dime bo fi ase bɛyɛ $300-$400 ma grade a ɛba fam koraa. 1916-D mercury dime a ne bo yɛ den sen biara ne MS67FB nhwɛsode a wɔtɔn no dɔla 207,000 wɔ afe 2010 mu.

Date afoforo a ɛyɛ fã titiriw ne:

• 1921-D : Mintage a ɛto so abien a ɛba fam sen biara; Ne bo yɛ $50 kosi $27,500 (ɛnyɛ FB) anaa $2,100 kosi $47,500 (FB) .

• 1921-P : Mintage a ɛba fam sen biara a ɛto so abiɛsa; Ne bo yɛ $62 kosi $8,500 (ɛnyɛ FB) anaa $2,250 kosi $37,500 (FB) .

• 1926-S : Ɛntaa nyɛ nea wɔbɔ no yiye; Ne bo yɛ $14 kosi $13,500 (ɛnyɛ FB) anaa $2,000 kosi $70,000 (FB) .

1926-S mercury dime a ɛwɔ Full Bands grade no ho yɛ na titiriw, na bɛyɛ 300 pɛ na wonim. Wɔtɔn biako wɔ afe 2010 mu gyee dɔla 54,625!

Ade foforo a ɛho yɛ na ne mercury dime biara a wɔde Prooflike (PL) ne Full Bands (FB) ahyɛ mu. Wɔ PCGS so no, wohu abasobɔde no fi nsɛmma nhoma anan nkutoo mu: 1940-D, 1940-P, 1941-S, ne 1943-S.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ: 1942/1 bere a ɛboro so a efi Philadelphia Mercury dime | Mfonini no fi: PCGS CoinFacts , Wɔde di dwuma kwa

Mfomso ahorow

Mercury dime mfomso a agye din sen biara: 1942/1 a ɛboro so a efi Philadelphia ne Denver. Eyinom wɔ “2” sen “1” a ɛwɔ mintage afe no digit a etwa to no mu. Wɔ mfiridwuma mu no, eyinom kyekyɛ mu sɛ sika a ɛboro so ne nea ɛwuwu mmɔho abien.

Nsɛmma nhoma abien no nyinaa ho yɛ na saa ara, na ne bo yɛ dɔla 1,500 kosi dɔla 125,000 a wɔde “Full Bands” din ato so.

Mfomso foforo a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛfa mercury dime ho ne 1945-S “Micro S” ahorow no. Eyinom wɔ “S” mintmark a ɛyɛ ketewaa sen sɛnea ɛte daa. 1945-S nsɛmma nhoma ahorow a PCGS de too gua no mu bɛyɛ nkyem abiɛsa mu biako wɔ saa mfomso yi, nanso 10-12 pɛ na ɛwɔ Full Bands nso.

Nneɛma a ɛnyɛ FB no bo yɛ $6 kosi $3,750, bere a FB ahorow no bo yɛ $210 kosi $300,000. Wɔ mfinimfini no, Prooflike (PL) ahorow, a ne bo yɛ dɔla 450 kosi dɔla 1,600 wɔ hɔ.

Mfomso afoforo a wonim no bi ne:

• Doubled-Die Obverse (DDO) : Wonim no wɔ nsɛmpɔw 11 so

• Doubled-Die Obverse & Doubled-Die Reverse (DDO & DDR) : Wonim no wɔ nsɛmma nhoma 2 so (1941-D & 1940-S) .

• “S” Mint Mark Kɛse : Wonim no wɔ nsɛmma nhoma 2 so (1928-S & 1941-S) .

• Repunched Mint Mark (RPM) : Wonim no wɔ nsɛm 9 so

• Horizontal Repunched Mint Mark : Wonim no wɔ nsɛmma nhoma 2 so (1945-D & 1945-S) .

• “Trumpet Tail” Mint Mark : Wohuu no wɔ 1943-S nkutoo; “S” nni serif

• Inverted (Upside Down) Mint Mark (IMM) : Wonim no wɔ 1942-S nkutoo

Nna titiriw ne mfomso ahorow yɛ nea ɛyɛ anigye na ɛsom bo ma sika ho animdefo, nanso wɔn a wɔrefi ase nso betumi ahu mercury dime nsɛm dodow no ara de agye bo a ɛyɛ den.

Mfonini a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no: Mercury dime sika a wɔahyehyɛ | Mfonini no fi: mr.smashy, Flickr , CC-BY-SA-2.0

Fa Nkrasɛm a Efi Bere a Atwam De Abakɔsɛm mu Mercury Dimes Fa Ademude!

Mercury dimes yɛ Amerika abakɔsɛm ho sɛnkyerɛnnede ahorow a ɛyɛ fɛ, na egyina hɔ ma asomdwoe, adwene mu ahofadi, ne ahoɔden a ɛnam biakoyɛ so ho adwene a ɛtra hɔ daa.

Ɛwom sɛ na ɛnyɛ nea wɔahyɛ da ayɛ anansesɛm mu abusuabɔ no de, nanso tumi a mercury dime no tumi de yɛn bata nea atwam no ho denam abakɔsɛm mu sika so no ne Mercury gyinabea sɛ ɔbɔfo a ɔwɔ wiase ahorow ne sikasɛm mu mfaso nyame ntam no di nsɛ.

Esiane sɛ Mercury dimes wɔ nsɛmma nhoma 77 ne nneɛma pii a wɔntaa nhu a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwehwɛ nti, ɛfata sɛ ɛyɛ aduan titiriw a wɔn a wɔboaboa nneɛma ano foforo ne wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw nyinaa dɔ.

Kɔtɔ Mercury dimes sika nnɛ!