1936 Mercury Dime (W Mint) - Obverse Design & Historical Significance #82365 (License: Personal Use)

This high-relief obverse of the 1936 Mercury Dime displays Adolph A. Weinman’s classic design-Liberty in left-facing profile adorned with a winged Phrygian cap, signifying liberty of mind. Inscriptions include “LIBERTY” along the rim, “IN GOD WE TRUST” below the neck, and the date “1936” with a small “W” mint mark to the right of the truncation, indicating it was struck at the West Point Mint (a rare early use of the W mint mark on dimes).

Used on numismatic websites, coin collector blogs, auction listings, and educational pages about U.S. coinage; targets collectors seeking attribution, rarity, and design history of pre-1945 dimes.