1916-D Mercury Dime
Another coin that was part of the “American Renaissance of American Coinage” in 1916 was the Mercury dime. Although the proper name for this coin is the “Winged Liberty Head Dime,” the public thought that the lady with wings on her head was the Roman god Mercury. Production of this coin at the Denver mint in 1916 yielded only 264,000 coins.
This immediately made the coin very rare. Coupled with the popularity of the new design, only intermediate and advanced collectors will be able to afford one of these coins for their collection.