These are all the Mercury dimes found inside a customer’s vintage globe bank.

A customer recently brought in some change to be counted that belongs to her mother, who is moving into an assisted-living facility. The customer had never used our coin machine before, so New Berlin Branch Manager Sara Swosinski offered to lend a helping hand.

As Sara emptied the customer’s globe-style bank, she noticed many Mercury dimes mixed in with the change and pointed it out to the customer. Mercury dimes are 10-cent coins produced by the U.S. Mint between 1916 and 1945. They can be up to 90% silver. Collectors prize them, and they can be worth a few dollars to thousands of dollars depending on the condition, rarity, date, mint mark, and market demand. 

“She asked to help her separate them out as her son-in-law was coming into town and is a coin enthusiast,” Sara said. As you can see from the photo above, they found a LOT of Mercury dimes! 

After sorting the change, Sara looked closer at the customer’s unique globe bank. 01180 She quickly noticed something special—a sticker stating that it was from North Shore State Bank in Shorewood!

The customer told Sara that she grew up in Shorewood and that she and her family have been customers for a long time.

North Shore Bank was founded in Shorewood in 1923, so they may have been banking with North Shore for decades! What a fun find!