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Mercury Dime
U.S. collector price guide

1916 Mercury Dime

Denomination
10¢
Mint
P (Philadelphia)
Composition
90% silver
Mintage
22,180,080
Guide value by grade$9.00–$235
Limited9 priced grades

Collector value is shown by grade, but intrinsic metal value can dominate lower-grade outcomes.

Circulated$9.00
Gem uncirculated$235
Updated 2026-06-09published-guideHow the guide works →
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$9$27$79$235G-4VG-8F-12VF-20EF-40AU-50MS-60MS-63MS-65
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Price by Grade
GradeQualityEst. Value
Good-4Good
$9
Very Good-8Very Good
$10
Fine-12Fine
$12
Very Fine-20Very Fine
$13
Extremely Fine-40Extremely Fine
$18
About Uncirculated-50About Uncirculated
$22
MS-60Mint State
$60
MS-63Choice Uncirculated
$100
MS-65Gem Uncirculated
$235

Estimates from published guides and recent sold data. Grade is everything. Verify before you buy.

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Common Questions

What is the 1916 Mercury Dime worth?

Current guide estimates on this page range from $9.00 to $235 depending on grade.

Why does grade matter for the 1916 Mercury Dime?

Coin value can change sharply by condition. Use the grade ladder and price-by-grade table before relying on any single headline estimate.

Does melt value affect the 1916 Mercury Dime?

This page does not show a meaningful melt floor for this coin, but silver and gold issues can have metal value that affects lower-grade outcomes.

Survivor's LedgerNo. cs_us_dime_mercury-dime_1916_p_none
110years survived since minting
Minted
1916
Denomination
10¢
Composition
90% silver
Mintage
22,180,080

Mercury Dime series: Properly the "Winged Liberty Head Dime" - the wings on Liberty's cap symbolize freedom of thought, not the Roman god Mercury. Weinman also designed the Walking Liberty Half of the same era. The 1916-D is one of the most coveted key dates in 20th-century US numismatics with a mintage of just 264,000. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman. Struck 1916–1945.

End of the Mercury Dime (1945–1946): Adolph Weinman's Mercury Dime (technically Winged Liberty) closed in 1945 after a 29-year run. The Roosevelt Dime replaced it in 1946 as a memorial after FDR's death - a direct successor decision driven by Roosevelt's March of Dimes polio campaign.

Wartime Composition Changes (1942–1946): WWII forced metal substitutions. The nickel was rebalanced as 35% silver to free up nickel for armor (1942–1945). The cent went to zinc-coated steel in 1943, then shell-case brass 1944–1946 as recycled artillery brass came back from Europe. Each year tells a piece of the war effort.

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