In 2016, the United States Mint marked the centennial of one of the most significant coin design years in its history. In the early 20^th century, the US Mint overhauled all of its circulation coin designs culminating the in the impressive 1916 release of the Mercury Dime, Standing Liberty Quarter, and Walking Liberty Half Dollar. These coins were revived by the US Mint in 2016 on brilliant 24-karat gold coins to mark 100 years for these beautiful designs. Today, 2016-W 1/10 oz American Gold Mercury Dime Coins are available to purchase online from JM Bullion in perfect condition.

Coin Highlights:

• Available to you inside of a protective plastic slab courtesy of the NGC!
• 1^st coin issued in the Centennial Gold Commemorative Series!
• Original total mintage of only 125,000 coins!
• Limited availability of certified perfect coins available!
• Contains 1/10 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.
• The face value of $.10 (USD) is fully backed by the US government.
• Graded Specimen Proof 70 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• First Release label.
• Winged Liberty features on the obverse of the coin.
• The Roman fasces design from the Mercury Dime is on the reverse.
• Includes a “W” mint mark from the West Point Mint.

All three of the 1916 designs were revived on 24-karat gold coins in 2016 from the United States Mint. The designs were struck on gold blanks with a commemorative weight that correlated with the face value of the original circulating denominations. The 10-cent Mercury Dime design is available on these 1/10 oz gold blanks, while the Standing Liberty 25-cent design appeared on a 1/4 oz gold coin and the Walking Liberty 50-cent design appeared on a 1/2 oz gold coin.

These 2016-W 1/10 oz American Gold Mercury Dime Coins are available with a perfect designation from the NGC. A Specimen Proof 70 coin has its full, original mint luster, beautiful visuals, and no detracting flaws of any kind present. The included FR label indicates the coins were received for grading within 30 days of the original release in 2016.

Winged Liberty as designed by Adolph A. Weinman features on the obverse side of the 2016-W 1/10 oz American Gold Mercury Dime Coin. The image featured here shows Liberty in left-profile relief wearing a winged Phrygian cap on her head. The portrait of Liberty so resembled the Roman messenger god Mercury that Americans took to calling the coin the Mercury Dime, rather than its official name as the Winged Liberty Dime.

A Roman fasces appears on the reverse of all 2016 American Gold Mercury Dime coins. This symbol appeared on the Mercury Dime in circulation from 1916 to 1945. The fasces was a symbol of power associated with Roman magistrates and in this design, it is wrapped in an olive branch.

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