Second Sun

Vintage Mercury Dime Bead

£40.00

Made by hand from Mercury dimes, a silver coin that is widely used in Native American jewellery. It takes immense skill not to melt the coin, which are becoming quite rare.

  • About 1.8mm high
  • .900 silver (90% silver, 10% copper)
  • Made from Mercury dimes, struck by the US Mint from 1916 to 1945
  • Dates vary from bead to bead
  • Sold singly
  • Handmade

As each item is fully handmade, it may differ slightly from the picture and small imperfections may be present.

The silver on this piece weighs under 7.78g, below the UK hallmarking threshold.