Mercury dime
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The Mercury dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1916 to 1945, notable for its depiction of Liberty wearing a winged cap that resembles the Roman god Mercury.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury Dime (Winged Liberty Head dime, 1916) | 1 |
| Mercury dime canonical | 1 |
| Mercury dime of the United States | 1 |
| Winged Liberty Head dime coins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7795050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury dime Context triple: [Roosevelt dime, replaced, Mercury dime]
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A.
Barber dime
The Barber dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin designed by Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber and minted from 1892 to 1916, notable for its classical Liberty head obverse and heraldic eagle reverse.
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B.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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C.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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D.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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E.
Liberty Head nickel
The Liberty Head nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1883 to 1913, featuring a classical depiction of Lady Liberty on the obverse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury dime Target entity description: The Mercury dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1916 to 1945, notable for its depiction of Liberty wearing a winged cap that resembles the Roman god Mercury.
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A.
Barber dime
The Barber dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin designed by Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber and minted from 1892 to 1916, notable for its classical Liberty head obverse and heraldic eagle reverse.
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B.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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C.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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D.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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E.
Liberty Head nickel
The Liberty Head nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1883 to 1913, featuring a classical depiction of Lady Liberty on the obverse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States ten-cent coin
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silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century coins
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U.S. coinage ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | no longer minted for circulation ⓘ |
| commonNameOrigin | resembles Roman god Mercury ⓘ |
| compositionStandard | Coinage Act of 1890 standard silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | 10 cents ⓘ |
| diameter | 17.9 mm ⓘ |
| edgeType | reeded edge ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 2.5 g ⓘ |
| metalComposition |
10% copper
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90% silver ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | left of fasces on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Denver Mint
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Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| nickname | Winged Liberty Head dime ⓘ |
| notableKeyDate | 1916-D Mercury dime ⓘ |
| notableVariety |
1942/41 overdate
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1942/41-D overdate ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | Adolph A. Weinman ⓘ |
| obverseInscription |
IN GOD WE TRUST
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LIBERTY ⓘ |
| obverseMotif |
Liberty wearing a winged cap
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date ⓘ inscription LIBERTY ⓘ motto IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ portrait of Liberty ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Great Depression era
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linked to:
Great Depression
World War I era ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
World War II era ⓘ |
| replaced | Barber dime ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Roosevelt dime ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | Adolph A. Weinman ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
ONE DIME ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| reverseMotif |
fasces
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inscription ONE DIME ⓘ inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ motto E PLURIBUS UNUM ⓘ olive branch ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| value | one dime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mercury dime Description of subject: The Mercury dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1916 to 1945, notable for its depiction of Liberty wearing a winged cap that resembles the Roman god Mercury.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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