Huge finds

Hello all. I just finished searching through some junk silver I saved from some bags myself and a freind bought and I found these. (PICS) A 1916-d and 1921-d merc. The d is real faint on the 16 and my scanner sucks so it may be hard to tell, but I am ecstatic. Gonna go see my dealer and get an opinion. Thanks for reading.

Ryan

EDIT: As I suspected the scans suck. Unfortunartely, I have no camera to take better pics. Sorry.

Ryan

 

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Ryan:
Good luck, I hope that your dealer agrees that it is a '16 D!

 

Me too.

Ryan

 

You can try to increase the resolution of your scanner. Hopefully it can pick up more details.

 

Well done...

 

Congrats! Hope the 16-D is genuine.

 

Any chance you know how to increase resolution on a scanner?

Ryan

 

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I strongly doubt that it is a genuine 16-d. Your scans are good enough for me to see the D on the 21-d, but I see nothing on the 16-P that would make me think it was made in Denver. The MM on the 16 D was very strongly punched on each of the 4 dies and is plainly visible on them even after the date has worn off. If it appears to have a "weak d" then the most likely explanation is that the D isn't actually there (and you're seeing something else as a d) or the d is not germaine to the coin (i.e. it is an altered coin).

I hope I'm wrong, for your sake, but I doubt I am.