1916 D mercury dime real or fake?

Few other pictures from last night that I didnt post cause I thought they werent good pictures. The D seems to be tilted.

 

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He knows where it's supposed to be, but probably just wanted to be sure we were on the same page. It wasnt a bad question really. You might be surprised at how often we have people here asking about any anomaly, large or small, that remotely resembles a mintmark, just certain that's exactly what it is.

 

Tell us if one side of the coin is rotated. Some genuine 16-D dimes were struck that way.

 

Since you can see whatever it is you suspect is the mintmark, have you tried comparing to the four known locations? If not, this may be your best approach at this point.

 

he was just kidding.

 

Methinks he may be seeing with his "wannaseeit". It's a dark spot, not a mintmark.

 

More.pictures.that I thought wouldnt.help

 

It was a joke, couple of weeks ago someone brought a rare dime to Pawn Stars, last digit in date was not visible, but seller was asking $400k for it.

 

Its not a dark spot its like a lining so its not dark. Anyways, im going to.assume.that.its.a.regular 1916 without the.d lol

 

Let's cut to the chase - let's just say it is a badly worn 1916-D, just to finish the point. So badly worn that many people can no longer see the D. Guess what. You still don't get a premium for it. Rare mintmarked coins have to have OBVIOUS mintmarks to get the premium value.

Oh..., and the mintmarks have to stay on and not fall off, too.

 

I know...dont worry I.can take jokes lol...but that is.crazy

 

You may be able to use a good magnifying glass and then take a photo. It probably won't help but then, it can't hurt either. I looked at your other photos and I still do not see anything resembling a D where it's supposed to be.

If that small rough drawn circle is around what you see as a D, then it's not the 1916-D. That circle is too low.

I just picked up a 1916-D the other day. It's worn, G-4 but the date and the D are clearly visible. Without it being clearing visible, it's not the D.

You can take to you local coin dealer, coin club members or a coin show and get their opinion as they will not be looking at photos.

 

I'm going to disagree with the consensus here.

I cannot see the D in any of the pics, either. However, if you feel strongly there is a D present because you can see the coin better in hand than we can in the photos, I recommend submitting it for encapsulation.

Here is my rationale:

- Your coin probably grades F-2 or AG-3, at best.

- Numismedia only goes down to G-4, but...

- I've seen the 1916-D in AG-3 go for around $450 on Collectors Corner. An F-2 might be $200.

- According to Numismedia, a regular 1916 from the Philadelphia mint is worth $4 in G-4. Therefore, we can assume it would be worth significantly less in AG-3 or F-2.

- Er go, if your coin is a real 1916-D, it is still worth quite a bit more money than its brother from Philadelphia, despite its low grade.

- If you ever want to sell it, the questions raised by collectors on this forum will not likely be an issue to a potential buyer if the coin is certified as a real "D" mint mark.

- Given the coin's popularity and "key" status, there are any number of buyers who would gobble it up as a hole filler. You wouldn't have a problem selling it. But the same coin raw would raise all kinds of questions and buyers would steer away.


The BIG question is whether or not your coin has the D mint mark. If you are convinced it is there, send it in.

 

Thank you! I've decided to take your advice and see what the outcome is. Better to know than to never have known.