1916d mecury dime real or fake

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Coinman63, Aug 26, 2018.

  1. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Yes the coloring is terrible in that B/W image. :)
     
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  3. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    I can see that fake toning even in sepia mode ! :)
     
  4. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    I just meant all of this analysis prob wouldn't be nec if we could see the obv.
    (If the rev. was the better side looking of this fake.) How do we know the other side is
    even a 1916?
     
  5. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    I don't think it's a 1916 either even though I'm no Merc Dime expert. I asked for the Obv in the first post in a separate thread before they were all pushed into one. We'll probably never see it.
     
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  6. wcoins

    wcoins GEM-ber

    You can check directly to the source...I won't name it. It's got the same details, same incomplete letters I highlighted, exactly the same.
     
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  7. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    Oh yeah. I forgot about that place briefly. I always check it before I buy something online just to see what the "fake " identifiers are.

    found it now.
    plus when I perused eBay pictures it was clearly a fake anyways.
     
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  8. John Johnson

    John Johnson Well-Known Member

    Is it possible that coin forgers are using this site to test their work? To see if they can get a fake past the experts here before trying to sell it?
     
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  9. Coinman63

    Coinman63 New Member

    Not the case here looking to complete a set and after a nice 1916d dime
     
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  10. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    .
    Skip that one then,
    and buy a certified one from eBay or elsewhere.

    Skip mass merchant websites too. Foreign ones, amazon, etsy ... not the place to buy real coins.
     
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  11. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    Several requests for an obverse pic....please and thank you. Seems the consensus is the coin is fake from just the reverse, now I'm curious about the "tells" on the front, and to confirm it is a 1916-D.

    Excellent work by all, really like wcoins and justafarmer info...Spark
     
  12. NumisNinja

    NumisNinja Active Member

    Who posts a reverse pic only and asks if it's real?
     
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