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Winged Liberty Head Dime
The Mercury dime is a Dime (United States coin), ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because the Liberty (personification), obverse depiction of a young Liberty (goddess), Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury (mythology), Mercury. Weinman is believed to have used Elsie Stevens, the wife of lawyer and poet Wallace Stevens, as a model. The coin's obverse and reverse, reverse depicts a ''fasces'', symbolizing unity and strength, and an olive branch, signifying peace. By 1916, the Barber coinage, dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber had been struck for 25 years, and could be replaced by the United States Department of the Treasury, Treasury, of which the Mint is a part, without United States Congress, Congressional authorization. Mint offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reeding
Reeding is a technique wherein a number of narrow ridges called "reeds" are carved or milled into a surface. __NOTOC__ Numismatics In numismatics, reeded edges are often referred to as "ridged" or "grooved" (American usage), or "milled" (British usage). Some coins, such as United States quarters and dimes, 1 euro, Australian 5, 10, 20 cents, 1 and 2 dollars, as well many other current coins, have reeded edges. One reason for having reeded edges was to prevent counterfeiting. Some gold and silver coins were reeded to discourage clipping, i.e. scraping off the precious metals from the edge of the coin, to maintain its stated value in precious metal. This practice was made more difficult through the implementation of reeding by Isaac Newton in 1698, during his time as warden of the Royal Mint. Another benefit of certain coins having reeded edges is that it helps the visually impaired identify different coin denominations by sense of touch alone. This dual purpose of reeding is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
