{"product_id":"1942-mercury-dime-b-u","title":"1942 Mercury Dime B.U.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 135, 13);\"\u003eIn the year 1942, as the world trembled beneath the weight of war, the United States Mint struck a coin that gleamed defiantly against the gathering dark. This Mercury Dime — untouched by circulation, preserved in \u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant Uncirculated\u003c\/strong\u003e radiance — carries the last full breath of the Winged Liberty design before the nation’s silver coinage marched toward its wartime austerity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 135, 13);\"\u003eThe obverse bears Liberty crowned with wings, a symbol of \u003cstrong\u003efreedom of thought\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered with crisp detail only a BU strike can preserve. Her features remain sharp, unmarred by the passage of hands or pockets; the fields shimmer with original mint luster, a mirror to the hope America clung to in those uncertain days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 135, 13);\"\u003eUpon the reverse, the fasces stand resolute — a bundle of strength bound together — flanked by the olive branch of peace. In BU condition, each reed, each leaf, each line remains as the engraver intended: a message of unity forged in silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(74, 135, 13);\"\u003eThis 1942 specimen is a relic of resilience, struck in a year when the world’s future was uncertain, yet its craftsmanship remained unwavering. To hold it is to hold a moment of clarity amid chaos — a coin that survived untouched, unhandled, unbroken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Plagued Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541887201472,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0215\/6224\/files\/1942MercuryDimeObv..jpg?v=1783096902","url":"https:\/\/theplaguedpage.com\/products\/1942-mercury-dime-b-u","provider":"The Plagued Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}