2016 W Gold Mercury Dime SP 70 1/10 oz Early Releases 24KT 100th Anniversary Coin. NGC Certified SP70 – Highest Possible Grade – Special Edition NGC Black Slab! Mint within 1 hour of being released! Centennial Gold Mercury Dime. This Centennial 1/10 oz. Gold Mercury Dime marks the hundredth anniversary of the release of the original Mercury dime. It has a limited mintage of 125,000. The W Mint mark of the West Point Mint appears on both the obverse and reverse, while another inscription on the reverse provides collectors with essential information about the metal content of the piece. The design of the Centennial Mercury Dime and what it represents. This coin bears the designs of the original Mercury dime, which Adolph Weinman created 1916. On the obverse is the image from which the coin gets its name. The figure looks similar to the Greek mythological figure Mercury, but is actually Liberty wearing a winged Liberty cap, known as a pileus. On the reverse, a symbol of peace, an olive branch, is wrapped around a fasces, which serves as a symbol of American military preparedness. What does Specimen or SP 70 from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation mean? The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is responsible for grading this coin. Specimen coins share characteristics of bullion and proof coins. The 70 grade indicates that the coin has a perfect strike and has not suffered any damage since it was struck. Gold Mercury Dime Centennial while this popular coin is still available! Happy Investing – Collecting – and Stacking! The item “2016 W Gold Mercury Dime SP 70 1/10 oz Early R. 24KT 100th Anniversary Black Ed” is in sale since Tuesday, July 2, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Gold\Coins”. The seller is “preciousimportsexports” and is located in Pismo Beach, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Year: 2016
- Total Precious Metal Content: 1/10 Ounce
- Brand/Mint: West Point
- Grade: SP 70
- Certification Number: Varies
- Precious Metal Content per Unit: 1/10 oz
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Certification: NGC
- Fineness: .9999
- Coin: Mercury Dime