Crisp, white Mercury dimes with blazing luster and clean (not cleaned) surfaces are a true treasure for Mercury dime aficionados, and an acquisition that, should the time come that you sell your 1943 dimes, may bring many great returns. A majority of 1942 Mercury dimes, if circulated are at this price. You’ll need to spend more to purchase FSB specimens from that year, but they are available and usually at a price that won’t break the budget. That little W, seen on the lower right side of the obverse behind Miss Liberty’s neck and between the date and the letter Y of LIBERTY, is in fact a monogram bearing the letters A and W and representing the initials of the coin’s designer, Adolph A. How much is a 1942 Mercury dime worth The 1942 dime value is 1.82 helped by the price of silver it contains. If you’re seeking 1943 Mercury dimes in gem MS-65 grades, you could theoretically buy an example from each of the three mints (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco) for under $100 total. * Values are for coins in a grade of Extremely Fine-40. Here’s a look at mintage figures and values for 1943 Mercury dimes: Such high-caliber pieces are scarce, even for the high-production year of 1943, though not out of the question for coin collectors with a few pretty pennies to spare. Common across virtually all grades, 1943 Mercury dimes pose few collecting challenges for numismatists, save for those who want ultra high-grade specimens with fully split bands (FSB). With no overdates, no proofs, and well more than 300 million Mercury dimes struck, 1943 is a highly affordable date for aficionados of the Winged Liberty Head dime series.
