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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1916D10C, post: 3256726, member: 97585&quot;]Yes, a common contemporary fraud, and often seen on spurious 1916-D Dimes. A con artist would have a tool akin to a pair of needle nose pliers, with a mint mark punch affixed to one of the jaws. One would then take a genuine 1916-P Dime, and a small hole would be drilled into the rim close to where the mint mark would be located. The jaw with the punch was then inserted into the hole, and the shyster would simply &quot;squeeze&quot; a mint mark out of the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately they are pretty apparent to the discerning eye under 10x magnification and up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the coin in the OP, I have my bet on it being a forgery. As someone already mentioned the &#039;3&#039; in the date looks <b>extremely</b> suspicious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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