United States 1916 dime KM-140

This date from Philadelphia is common in all grades tho less so than the enormous issues of World War Two. The Denver product is a famous rarity and the San Francisco issue is fairly common. The coins dated 1916 and some dated 1917 have a deeper design and are more dished than the balance of the series.

Recorded mintage: 22,180,080 plus 18,490,000 Barber dimes.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Adolph Weinman.

Source:

• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Lange, David W., The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Virginia Beach, VA: DLRC Press, 1993.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1916-D cent
• 1916 cent
• 1916-D dime
• 1916 Barber quarter
• 1916 Standing Liberty quarter
• 1916-D Barber quarter
• 1916-S half dollar
• 1916 gold dollar, McKinley Memorial
• Coins and currency dated 1916
• return to United States Mercury Dimes (1916-1945)