Mercury Dimes * Chapter 2

Mercury Dimes > Ch 2 > Pattern Coins

Posted by David Lange at 9 January, 2005, 4:31 pm - (0) Comment
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2005 in The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes] * * * As with any new coin design, Adolph Weinman’s Winged Liberty Dime required a certain amount of trial and error before master hubs suitable for the production of dies were obtained.  The story of… Continued...

Mercury Dimes > Ch 2 > Design Modifications

Posted by David Lange at 9 January, 2005, 4:30 pm - (0) Comment
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2005 in The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes] * * * Whenever new coin designs are anticipated there is always a certain eagerness to get the coins into circulation quickly.  Persons who are not skilled in the techniques of preparing coin models and hubs are rarely sympathetic… Continued...