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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 855782, member: 15445"]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I recently bought this 1916-D dime. I personally find the 1916-D difficult to authenticate. According to an old article in the Numismatist and some books & Websites on counterfeit detection, there were four reverse dies used to make genuine 1916-D dimes. The trick is to examine the unknown coin and confirm that the placement of the D mint mark is in the correct location. If you know any other techniques of authenticating a 1916-D, then please post them here. Here is my new dime</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916DCollage.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Of course, my worn example looks a little different than the high grade coin images used for authentication. This photo depicts the placement & style of my coin’s mint mark:</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916DmmIMG_0308.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Now you can compare the mint mark to those depicted in the following photos of die 1, 2, 3, and 4. Which one do you think most closely matches my new coin? Can you find an exact match indicating whether or not my new coin is genuine?</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie1IMG_0309.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Die 1 has the mint mark quite high & tilting right. It is a little closer to the leaf than to the branch.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie2IMG_0310.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Die 2 has the mint mark more vertical & double punched. It is also positioned pretty close to the leaf and the top of the D is in line with the bottom of the top bar of the letter E. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie3IMG_0311.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Die 3 is medium high with the D double punched and different than #2</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie4IMG_0312.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Die 4 has the D punched lower than all the others and is just slightly closer to the leaf than to the stem. The top of the D is said to be in line with the middle of the space between the top & middle bars of the letter E.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">You may have already noticed that my coin made it into an NGC holder so the graders at NGC believe it is genuine. My assessment is that the coin’s reverse is from die #2. Die #2 includes a double punched mint mark which is very close to the leaf. The top of the D should line up with an imaginary line if drawn from the bottom of the upper bar in the E. (I have a little trouble seeing that alignment in my coin). My coin also has remnants of the die crack which is depicted at the bottom of the stem on die 2.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Please post your 1916-D dimes. I appreciate your letting me share here & I certainly would like to hear your comments & grade opinions about my new 1916-D. I think this example is healthy & will fit in nicely with my Mercury dime set. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">collect89</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 855782, member: 15445"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I recently bought this 1916-D dime. I personally find the 1916-D difficult to authenticate. According to an old article in the Numismatist and some books & Websites on counterfeit detection, there were four reverse dies used to make genuine 1916-D dimes. The trick is to examine the unknown coin and confirm that the placement of the D mint mark is in the correct location. If you know any other techniques of authenticating a 1916-D, then please post them here. Here is my new dime[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916DCollage.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Of course, my worn example looks a little different than the high grade coin images used for authentication. This photo depicts the placement & style of my coin’s mint mark:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916DmmIMG_0308.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Now you can compare the mint mark to those depicted in the following photos of die 1, 2, 3, and 4. Which one do you think most closely matches my new coin? Can you find an exact match indicating whether or not my new coin is genuine?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie1IMG_0309.jpg[/IMG] Die 1 has the mint mark quite high & tilting right. It is a little closer to the leaf than to the branch.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie2IMG_0310.jpg[/IMG] Die 2 has the mint mark more vertical & double punched. It is also positioned pretty close to the leaf and the top of the D is in line with the bottom of the top bar of the letter E. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie3IMG_0311.jpg[/IMG] Die 3 is medium high with the D double punched and different than #2[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][IMG]http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/1916Ddie4IMG_0312.jpg[/IMG] Die 4 has the D punched lower than all the others and is just slightly closer to the leaf than to the stem. The top of the D is said to be in line with the middle of the space between the top & middle bars of the letter E.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]You may have already noticed that my coin made it into an NGC holder so the graders at NGC believe it is genuine. My assessment is that the coin’s reverse is from die #2. Die #2 includes a double punched mint mark which is very close to the leaf. The top of the D should line up with an imaginary line if drawn from the bottom of the upper bar in the E. (I have a little trouble seeing that alignment in my coin). My coin also has remnants of the die crack which is depicted at the bottom of the stem on die 2.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Please post your 1916-D dimes. I appreciate your letting me share here & I certainly would like to hear your comments & grade opinions about my new 1916-D. I think this example is healthy & will fit in nicely with my Mercury dime set. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Very best regards,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]collect89[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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