Good laugh of the day - 1944 Mercury W Mint ebay FAIL!

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  1. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I was doing some searching on prices for a NGC Certified 1996 W Dime, minted at West Point of course. I stumbled on to this item where the person lists a 1944 Mercury Dime thinking it was minted at the West Point Mint :facepalm:
    In his words.. quote "There's not much more that I know about this coin other then it's mint mark is West Point." closed quote
    He does not realize is that the W above the date stands for an initial for the designer Adolph Weinman!

    Edit*** Definition from online source "It's actually not a mint mark, but a very prominent display of the designer's initials - Adolph A. Weinman. If you look closer, what looks like the letter W has an A in it."

    Enjoy! :hilarious:
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    paddyman98, Jan 14, 2017
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  3. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Kind of a sad commentary ain't it.
     
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  4. charlietig

    charlietig Well-Known Member

    That might be a coin to watch come end of auction
     
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  5. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    Believe it or not, that statement is common on eBay.
     
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  6. Santinidollar

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    Not a bad dime regardless for $5.50. Somebody might nab it for that while the rest of us are laughing at the listing.
     
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