Stamped 1942 Mercury Dime Question

[Yagershots]

Stamped 1942 Mercury Dime Question

My Bother and I found this is a roll over the weekend. Anyone know why someone might stamp a dime like this? Thanks John HH​

 

[fistfulladirt]

Pure boredom?

 

[$ilver$urfer]

That's so crazy I was wondering the same thing. I found a 1946 roosie tonight with two X's stamped on his face/eyes. Why would someone mark silver?

HH,

$ilver$urfer

 

[Yagershots]

Pure boredom?

This is what I was thinking. Thanks John HH

 

[the counter]

Persons with certain religious views didn't like the Mec dime as it represented a pagan god, they stamped them and/or melted them down in great numbers.

 

[captainfwiffo]

They didn't mutilate all the other denominations with Liberty on them?

 

[Dok Holliday]

Instead of Liberty with a winged cap representing freedom of thought, they thought this was Mercury, the Roman God...

Even though both are pagan gods....just shows up goofy some people can be when their beliefs take over too much.

 

[captainfwiffo]

I don't think that's why this coin was mutilated though. It seems to be a stamp for some sort of specific purpose. If it had something to do with religious fervor, it would have some sort of religious slogan or just a random mutilation.

 

[RvaDiggn]

Maybe the Canadians did it.

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 3.875% DEPOSIT NTS 31/10/11 EUR1000 is traded on the () using the symbol 53IE

http://www.deepmarket.com/stock/53ie

 

[allen]

a code of some sort maybe?

 

[conpewter]

I'm wondering if it accidently went through some machine that stamped it. I would think if it was on purpose it would line up more with the portrait and not be only partially there on the top left.

 

[Yagershots]

I'm wondering if it accidently went through some machine that stamped it. I would think if it was on purpose it would line up more with the portrait and not be only partially there on the top left.

This makes sense...