Mercury dimes: values by year
Mercury dimes were made 1916–1945. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman. Pick a year to see what each mint mark is worth.
Year-by-year value pages
Metal and weight
- 1916–1945: 90% silver, 10% copper, 2.5 g
Where the mint mark is
- 1916–1945: Back of the coin, lower left, beside the base of the bundle of rods (fasces). Philadelphia coins have no letter.
Mintage by year
| Year | Mintage by mint |
|---|---|
| 1916 | D: 264,000, (no mint mark): 22,180,080, S: 10,450,000 |
| 1917 | D: 9,402,000, (no mint mark): 55,230,000, S: 27,330,000 |
| 1918 | D: 22,674,800, (no mint mark): 26,680,000, S: 19,300,000 |
| 1919 | D: 9,939,000, (no mint mark): 35,740,000, S: 8,850,000 |
| 1920 | D: 19,171,000, (no mint mark): 59,030,000, S: 13,820,000 |
| 1921 | D: 1,080,000, (no mint mark): 1,230,000 |
| 1923 | (no mint mark): 50,130,000, S: 6,440,000 |
| 1924 | D: 6,810,000, (no mint mark): 24,010,000, S: 7,120,000 |
| 1925 | D: 5,117,000, (no mint mark): 25,610,000, S: 5,850,000 |
| 1926 | D: 6,828,000, (no mint mark): 32,160,000, S: 1,520,000 |
| 1927 | D: 4,812,000, (no mint mark): 28,080,000, S: 4,770,000 |
| 1928 | D: 4,161,000, (no mint mark): 19,480,000, S: 7,400,000 |
| 1929 | D: 5,034,000, (no mint mark): 25,970,000, S: 4,730,000 |
| 1930 | (no mint mark): 6,770,000 |
| 1931 | D: 1,260,000, (no mint mark): 3,150,000, S: 1,800,000 |
| 1934 | D: 6,772,000, (no mint mark): 24,080,000 |
| 1935 | D: 10,477,000, (no mint mark): 58,830,000, S: 15,840,000 |
| 1936 | D: 16,132,000, (no mint mark): 87,500,000, S: 9,210,000 |
| 1937 | D: 14,146,000, (no mint mark): 56,860,000, S: 9,740,000 |
| 1938 | D: 5,537,000, (no mint mark): 22,190,000, S: 8,090,000 |
| 1939 | D: 24,394,000, (no mint mark): 67,740,000, S: 10,540,000 |
| 1940 | D: 21,198,000, (no mint mark): 65,350,000, S: 21,560,000 |
| 1941 | D: 45,634,000, (no mint mark): 175,090,000, S: 43,090,000 |
| 1942 | D: 60,740,000, (no mint mark): 205,410,000, S: 49,300,000 |
| 1943 | D: 71,949,000, (no mint mark): 191,710,000, S: 60,400,000 |
| 1944 | D: 62,224,000, (no mint mark): 231,410,000, S: 49,490,000 |
| 1945 | D: 40,245,000, (no mint mark): 159,130,000, S: 41,920,000 |
P is Philadelphia, D Denver, S San Francisco, O New Orleans, CC Carson City, W West Point. Years in links have a full value page.