This is an educational page showing and describing some of the coin varieties.  Bookmark this page, so you can come back and check for coin varieties.  Being Mercury Dime Specialists you will find a wide range of information on the various Mercury Dime varieties; however, you will find more than just our specialty.  This page will get updated as new coins are found.  If you have a variety please contact us with the information, and we can possibly add your variety to the listing.

The coins found on this page are not for sale and are here for your reference.  If by chance one or some of these would be for sale they would be found on the sale pages.

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1972 DDO FS-033.52 DIE 2 Lincoln Cent

Note the rotation. the second hubbing is counter clockwise.  There is very little spread on the date.  Nice spread on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

1995 DDO FS-101 Double Die Lincoln Cent

Easily visible on IN GOD and LIBERTY.

1858 Double Date FS-301 Seated Half Dime

1858 Inverted Date FS-302 Seated Half Dime

A bit hard to see compared to the double date above.  Look at the tail of the right side of the digit one which is part of the inverted 8.

1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel

1942 P Proof DDR 

The serifs on all most of the letters throughout the reverse are split.  Other letters also show the splits. 

The S is very fat and much larger than the normal S.

The three example examined by us have all had die clashing in front of Miss Liberty's face in the eye and nose area. 

1931-D DDO FS-101 Mercury Dime

Note the split at the top of the first one and the base of the nine.

Very similar to the Denver coin from this year look at the top of the one and the base of the nine.

The first coin is a high AU grade coin the second coin is a later die state circulated coin.  Notice the mark to the bottom left of the numeral 9.  That is the easiest marker to find while searching for one of these. The two coins were found within three weeks of each other after searching for two years.  Inspection of this variety also shows a doubled die note the top of the date in both examples show the doubling.

1937-D DDO FS-101 Mercury Dime

The splits are easily seen on the serif of the one and the base of the nine.  The complete date shows doubling.

1939  DDO-003, 3-O-VI Mercury Dime

In our search for variety coins we found a coin in which we are listed for the Discovery.  We have found a few circulated examples, so look for this one and you may find one on your journey. Our discovery is a type IV (6) which is a distorted hub doubling.

This dime boasts a set of four repunched mint marks (RPMs).  One of the easy coin varieties to spot. 

This is a tough one.  The doubling is extremely hard to see in E.PLURIBUNS.UNUM.  A better place to look would be at the bottom of the letters ME of DIME, the tops and centers of the letters in AMERICA, and the top of the star. 

1964 FS-801 Washington Quarter.

Heavy doubling on QUARTER DOLLAR.