![]() When judging your uncirculated Mercury dime one more consideration is the boldness of design and completeness of strike. The quality of the strike and the visual appeal it gives a coin is noticed and considered by collectors and with this coin boldly raised its value. The desirability and rarity of this coin is evident by achieving a value far above the $40 to $50 price of a weakly struck piece. Active bidding settled on $632 as the final price. Very boldly struck, silver white color and with minimal contact marks this 1919 Mercury dime auctioned at a David Lawrence Rare Coin Auction has all the best features. You can separate the minimum value silver dimes from the higher priced ones by checking the presence of 'mintmarks' and judging the 'condition' of your Mercury head dimes. ![]() The rare 1919 Mercury dime with this feature fully separated and bold is the exception. 1938 dime value starts with the value of its silver content, and because its a collectible, rises to approximately 1.73 today. Evident on the reverse, the line separating the two center horizontal bands is either missing or incomplete. ![]() Mercury dimes are often softly struck in the centers. ![]()
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