Mercury dime

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Mercury dime

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

noun Mercury dimes

historical 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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@misc{mercury_dime_2026,
  title = {Mercury dime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mercury%20dime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}