1925-S Dime - 1925-S 10C PCGS MS65FB CAC. This exceptional, rainbow toned, Gem 1925-S Dime is well struck and comes with a CAC sticker. The FB or Full Bands designation refers to the separation between the two parallel lines in the center of the reverse device. The rainbow toning is present on the top of Libertys head and around the periphery of the reverse. The coin is fully lustrous and has virtually no abrasion marks on its clean, original surfaces. The CAC sticker confirms that it is a premium quality piece that fully merits the grade assigned.

The Mercury dime or more properly the Winged Liberty Head dime was designed by Adolph A. Weinman. It depicts Liberty wearing a winged cap that resembles the Roman god Mercury. Her youthful profile faces left and is surrounded by LIBERTY. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST in very small letters is in two lines below her chin and between her neck and the coins edge. The date is set off to the right below the truncation, and the designers monogram initials are in the right field opposite the motto. The principal devices of the reverse are the fasces and the olive branch, symbols of authority and peace. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the outer periphery of the coin. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is in smaller letters in the lower right field. The mintmark is to the left between the olive branch stem and the E in ONE.

Adolph A. Weinman was born on December 11, 1870 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He moved to the United States when he was ten years old. He attended night classes at Cooper Union when he was fifteen, and later he was a student at the Art Students League of New York, where he studied with sculptor, designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny, another sculptor. He considered himself an architectural sculptor, as was Saint-Gaudens; however, Weinman is now best known for his coin and medal designs. He is particularly remembered for his Walking Liberty half dollar, from which the American Silver Eagle bullion coin is derived; the Mercury dime, and several medals for the armed services of the United States.

The 1925-S Dime in MS65 FB condition is tied for third finest at PCGS. At CAC it is tied for second best. As of April 2012, CAC shows 3 in MS65 FB with 1 better.