About Me
About Me:
Interest in early date mercury dimes (teens and twenties).
Liberty was modeled after Elsie Stevens (wife to poet Wallace Stevens), who lived in Adolph A. Weinman's NYC apartment building. Incidentally, my grandmother's name was Elsie and she had lived in NYC when mercury dimes circulated; she helped me build my first coin collection as a kid.
A winged Phrygian cap sits atop her head, representing freedom of thought, or freethinking! E Pluribus Unum!
In Search Of:
Early date mercury dimes in upper AU and MS, with original surfaces and toned luster
Personal Collection:
Early date mercury dimes!
For Trade / For Sale:
See coins tagged "for sale" in my inventory
Collecting Since:
elementary school in 1980s; then from early 2000s
Hobbies Outside of the Hobby:
running and mountain biking and environmental conservation
My Medals
Professional
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Collector
Innovator
Shutterbug (Silver)
Copper Medal
Hobbyist
Hard Copy
Show Off (Diamond)
Gotta Have It
Everyman (Bronze)
U.S. (Bronze)
Popular
Community Leader
Exhibitor
Photogenic
Mobile Mogul
Bookkeeper
Narrator
Show Off (Silver)
Shutterbug (Bronze)
Top Pop
Surge