Mercury Dime?

3/1/25
What magic does the Mercury Dine hold?
A lot! Especially in this antique necklace. This is mine and I have had this for years and years! You will have it forever too. This is sterling silver chain and sterling on the pendant as well. This is antique and holds a lot of power that you will be able to control.  The Mercury dime was made from 1916 to 1945. They are silver and people love to find them. The lady on the dime is not Mercury though, she’s lady Liberty. Specifically, it’s a young, female Liberty wearing a winged Phrygian cap, a symbol rooted in ancient history. The confusion arose because the wings on the cap echo Mercury’s iconic winged petasos, leading folks to nickname it the “Mercury Dime.” Weinman himself clarified it was Liberty, modeled after his neighbor Elsie Stevens, wife of poet Wallace Stevens, but the name stuck, blending the coin with Mercury’s mystique.
Liberty as a figure carries its own esoteric weight, distinct from Mercury yet equally potent:
The Phrygian Cap. This soft, conical cap with its tip bent forward traces back to ancient Phrygia (modern-day Turkey) and was later adopted by freed slaves in Rome as a symbol of emancipation. In the 18th century, it became a revolutionary emblem during the American and French Revolutions, representing freedom from tyranny. Mystically, it’s a crown of liberation—breaking spiritual and earthly chains—aligned with the soul’s quest for sovereignty.
Wings of Thought. Weinman described the wings as symbolizing “liberty of thought,” a nod to intellectual freedom. In esoteric terms, this evokes the mind’s ascent, akin to the Hermetic principle of mentalism (“All is Mind”). The wings suggest transcendence, linking Liberty to divine inspiration or the flight of consciousness beyond material bounds.
Feminine Divine. As a female figure, Liberty resonates with goddess archetypes—think Athena (wisdom and justice) or Sophia (divine knowledge). She’s a guardian of ideals, her youth suggesting renewal and potential. In mystical traditions, feminine deities often embody creation and intuition, making her a conduit for inner revelation.
Silver’s Lunar Glow.  The dime’s 90% silver composition ties it to the moon—intuition, cycles, and hidden truths. Unlike Mercury’s solar agility, Liberty’s silver sheen whispers of reflection and the subconscious, a quieter but no less powerful magic.
The Reverse.  Fasces and Olive Branch.
The dime’s reverse features a fasces—a bundle of rods with an axe—paired with an olive branch. Officially, this represents strength through unity (fasces) and peace (olive). 
Fasces- In Rome, it symbolized authority and discipline, but its axe hints at severance—cutting away illusions or binding forces. It’s a tool of order, echoing the Masonic bundle of sticks (unity’s power).
Olive Branch, Sacred to Athena, olives signify wisdom and reconciliation. In biblical lore, the dove’s olive branch heralds renewal post-flood. Together, they balance force and grace, a yin-yang of creation and destruction.
Liberty’s Mystical Role.
Unlike Mercury’s trickster energy, Liberty on the dime embodies a steady, aspirational force—freedom as a spiritual state. In magical use (like Hoodoo), its “Mercury” nickname might dominate, but its true essence as Liberty could be harnessed for spells of emancipation, truth-seeking, or mental clarity. It’s less about swift change and more about enduring ideals, a silver talisman of the soul’s unshackled potential. This potential is what gives you all that you can dream about!