The Mercury dime doesn’t feature an image of the Roman god Mercury on its obverse side. Betsy Ross didn’t sew the first American Flag. The Pilgrims didn’t initially land on a rock at Plymouth Harbor. Image courtesy of Gold Standard Auctions and LiveAuctioneers A 1916 D Mercury Dime, graded as nearly uncirculated, sold for $4,250 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2020 at Gold Standard Auctions.