English Explanatory Dictionary

Mercury dime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Mercury dime Mercury dimes

Etymology

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

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