The 1945 nicro S Mercury Dime is 90% Silver Mercury Dime that was minted in San Francisco. San Francisco used different types of punches in 1945.
There are two types of 1945-S Mercury Dimes. One has a normal S mintmark (the "S" indicates that the coin was minted in San Francisco), and the other has a micro S mintmark. The micro S is the more valuable of the two. A micro S can be best identified by comparing the size of the "S" on the 1945 dime to the size of the "S" on another year of Mercury dime. In other words, you are comparing the 1945 "S" to an "S" that is sure to be normal size.
August 17, 2009 The circulated and uncirculated values for the 1945-S Mercury Head Dime are shown in the following list: Circulated Grades.........1945-S G4..................................$1.50 F12.................................$2 EF40...............................$4 Uncirculated GradesMS60..............................$6 MS63..............................$12 MS64..............................$17 MS65..............................$22 MS66..............................$27
dime = 10 cents
Mercury Head dimes dated from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks (if any) are very common. Coins in average circulated condition have a retail value of $3.00
The mint mark position on all Mercury dimes is to the right of the E in the word ONE on the reverse of the coin. No mint mark = Philadelphia D = Denver S = San Francisco
There are two types of 1945-S Mercury Dimes. One has a normal S mintmark (the "S" indicates that the coin was minted in San Francisco), and the other has a micro S mintmark. The micro S is the more valuable of the two. A micro S can be best identified by comparing the size of the "S" on the 1945 dime to the size of the "S" on another year of Mercury dime. In other words, you are comparing the 1945 "S" to an "S" that is sure to be normal size.
The size of the mintmark. The micro S is about half the size of the regular one.
For a MS-65 (Gem-BU) retail list at about $100.00.
August 17, 2009 The circulated and uncirculated values for the 1945-S Mercury Head Dime are shown in the following list: Circulated Grades.........1945-S G4..................................$1.50 F12.................................$2 EF40...............................$4 Uncirculated GradesMS60..............................$6 MS63..............................$12 MS64..............................$17 MS65..............................$22 MS66..............................$27
dime = 10 cents
Mercury Head dimes dated from 1940 to 1945 regardless of mintmarks (if any) are very common. Coins in average circulated condition have a retail value of $3.00
The 1894-S dime is considered the rarest Mercury dime, with only 24 known to exist. This coin is highly sought after by collectors and can fetch a high price at auctions.
The mint mark position on all Mercury dimes is to the right of the E in the word ONE on the reverse of the coin. No mint mark = Philadelphia D = Denver S = San Francisco
The 'S' stands for the mintmark for the San Francisco mint.
I also have a 1917 s mercury dime it appears to hace dubbling on the B ,,,as most will tell tou uts worth as much as someone is willing to pay!
The Mercury Dime was minted in all three mints, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Not all three mints minted the Mercury dime every year. There were no Mercury dimes from the Denver mint in 1923-D or 1930-D. If you ever see one, it's a counterfeit coin. There was never a 1934-S dime minted either.
There were no 1898 Mercury Dimes released, Mercury dimes refer to dimes struck from 1916-1945 that depict Liberty with wings on her head. Instead an 1898 dime is known as a "Barber" dime after Charles Barber who designed it. Look at the back of your coin, if your coin has no mintmark, it is just worth scrap in heavily circulated condition (about $2 or so) If it has an O or S it has modest value of about $5 in worn condition (although the value jumps dramatically in better condition, particularly with the 1898-O)