I'm a Dime

This week in SSC:

"Coins" Photograph any old and/or unusual coins that you have.

This is a well worn U.S. Mercury head dime from 1943.

...and for Sight and Sound

Cake from their album "Pressure Chief" (2004)

Dime

Dime

Esther, Peter_Private_Box, SV1XV, Gudrun and 21 other people have particularly liked this photo

33 comments - The latest ones

neira-Dan ^club

Très belle pièce , et beau noir et blanc

5 years ago.

Annaig56 ^club

très belle

5 years ago.

Taormina

Die ist ja hübsch... und du kannst ja sogar Makro ;))

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Taormina

I can now. I got a macro lens. :))

5 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

Es lohnt sich die Münzen einmal genauer anzuschauen

5 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A fine detailed macro, Karen.

5 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Very nice in b/w, Karen ! Finely presented !

5 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

An impressive coin superbly photographed. Great detail. A clever musical match.....like it :-)

Thank you, Karen, for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Thanks so much, Roger. I do like some Cake every now and then. ;-)

5 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

:-))

5 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

fast looking dime because of Mercury, a kind of postman ;)

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Lol. Yes, the winged messenger. :)

5 years ago.

Xata ^club

Very well presented... and preserved!

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Obrigado, Isabel. It was a mess so I polished it which revealed its personality. :))

(I like your new icon.)

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Thank you, everyone!

5 years ago.

Valfal ^club

A beautiful coin, Karen! I love how you have composed your picture, too! :-)

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

Thanks, Val!

5 years ago.

Janet Brien ^club

WOW! How cool is that?! VERY VERY COOL!! I've never ever seen a dime like that, what a treasure!! :D Beautifully presented. Thanks so much for sharing!!

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Janet Brien ^club

Thanks, Janet. It's just been kicking around in a drawer for all these years. I polished it up. It was a real crusty mess. :))

5 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

I thought it looked Roman, Mercury, Roman God of financial gain.
Great choice and photography!

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Lol. Thanks, Gillian!

5 years ago.

Reyk ^club

Sehr gut gemacht, mit den vielen kleinen Details.

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Reyk ^club

Danke, Reyk.

5 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Excellent shallow DoF! The scratches and traces of use add iterest:-)

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Danke, Gudrun. It's got a lot of character. :)

5 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

I love the tiny coin stand.

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Thanks, Pappy. It's from my tiny doll collection. :))

5 years ago.

polytropos ^club

Nicely presented! :)

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Thank you, polytropos!

5 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Karen

Great technical skill has been applied to get this superb picture! (Including the stand..)
I like it a lot!

Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thanks, Peter. I'm having fun with my new macro lens. It's another world.

5 years ago.

Esther ^club

Lovely detail. It looks like a treasured work of art.

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks, Esther.

5 years ago.

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