{"product_id":"1945-mercury-dime-coin-collectible","title":"1945 Mercury Dime Coin Collectible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1945 Mercury Dime Coin Collectible 90% Silver - Very fine, see photos. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e1945 Mercury Dime\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e serves as the historic finale to one of America’s most beloved coinage series,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e minted just as World War II came to a close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e While the Philadelphia issue is exceptionally common with over \u003c\/span\u003e159 million\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e struck,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e it harbors one of the most significant \"condition rarities\" in all of numismatics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003eFull Bands (FB)\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e designation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Because the dies were often worn or spaced too far apart in 1945,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the central horizontal bands on the reverse fasces rarely struck with full separation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e In fact,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e while millions of these coins exist,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e only a tiny fraction (roughly 1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e2%) qualify as Full Bands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e making a high-grade 1945-P FB statistically rarer—and often more expensive—than the famous 1916-D key date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e For collectors,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e this year represents the ultimate \"treasure hunt,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\" where a coin worth $5 in circulated condition can skyrocket to over \u003c\/span\u003e$20,000\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e if those tiny central bands are perfectly split. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EvoRelic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255651778698,"sku":"4257189","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/2126\/9130\/files\/1945MercuryDime.jpg?v=1762253637","url":"https:\/\/cardcoincomic.com\/products\/1945-mercury-dime-coin-collectible","provider":"Card Coin Comic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}