Commemorative Gold Mercury Dime and Silver Medal Set

As I have mentioned in a few of my previous posts, this year the United States of America is celebrating 250 years of independence. This weekend there are going to be parties and fireworks everywhere. Parties I'm okay with, but not as much a big fan of the fireworks thanks to my post traumatic stress disorder. But such is life...

As part of the celebration the US Mint has produced several commemorative coins and medals which are currently for sale. Many of them are truly amazing works of art, but the catch is they are very, very expensive. I would love to buy one of each, but sadly I am not a rich man!

I have always been a big fan of the Mercury Dime produced by the US Mint produced from 1916 until 1945. It was sadly replaced by the second president Roosevelt's image following his death and never gone away. One of the ugliest coins we have produced in my opinion... But no one asked for it. To commemorate the Mercury Dime the US Mint has been producing gold dimes for several years, but this year the made a special coin just for the occasion. It comes as part of a set along with a one Troy ounce silver medal, and are a gorgeous pairing. But first, here is the new commemorative gold dime:

From APMEX.com

And the set together:

From APMEX.com

And the silver medal by itself. This alone is a beautiful creation, too bad it's not a coin! I love how the sword continues onto the other side as well as the image. It's amazing!

From APMEX.com

The gold coin is composed of 1/10th Troy ounce of gold and the medal is one Troy ounce of pure silver. The 250 in the Liberty Bell privy mark indicates that it's a special edition just for the anniversary. I really love this set, but the asking price is just too much money, set at $1,249. That is way more than the value of the precious metal in both items and to me isn't worth the investment.

What I would love to see: the image on the silver medal placed on the dime, that would be pretty badass. No more of the old dead dudes club on the coins, bring back the artistry and beauty into US coinage. That's just my personal opinion. There are already too many monarchs and presidents on coins and currency from around the world. I say our coins should turn back into works of art!

That will do it for today, I hope you enjoyed seeing that beautiful coin and medal set. I only wish I could afford one... Such is life I suppose... Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below, and thank you so much for all of your support. It really is greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend everyone (in case I don't post tomorrow!)

References:

https://www.apmex.com/product/325999/2026-best-of-the-mint-gold-mercury-coin-silver-medal-set-ogp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_dime

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