United States 1927 dime

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This date from Philadelphia is common in all grades tho less so than the enormous issues of World War Two. The Denver and San Francisco products are quite expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 28,080,080.

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

Catalog reference: KM 140.

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.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1925 dime
• 1927-D quarter
• 1927 half dollar, Vermont Sesquicentennial
• 1927 20 dollars
• 1930 cent
• 1939 dime
• 1939-D dime
• Coins and currency dated 1927
• return to United States Mercury Dimes (1916-1945)