Just saw this on e-bay.
Interesting. The seller says a genuine 1916-D mercury that has 2 holes in it and some collateral damage. But the date and mint mark are clear.
As I post this, it's at just a bit over $50 with 5 hours left.
Honestly, if it's genuine, I think it's a STEAL at $50, but of course, it'll go up way big time by the end of the auction.
If we ASSUME that it is REAL, what would be a fair price for such a coin?
And please, if all you have to say is "yech" or "I would never buy such a coin", that's not really what I'm looking for.
There are a lot of buyers out there for such coins. For those people who have to fill holes in their albums, there are some who would prefer a damaged REAL key date rather than a replica or substituting another date in that slot.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1 
