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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Keyman64, post: 2193386, member: 75130&quot;]As for the 1916 Mercury Dime Proof, only one is known to actually exist.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>From </p><p>David W. Lange&#039;s 2005 Book: The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes</p><p>MINTAGE: (unknown) RARITY: The late Walter Breen wrote that as many as five proofs having a satin or slightly matte finish were in existence. Little or no documentation was offered for this claim, and the whereabouts of only a single specimen is presently known. This is the coin illustrated above, found within the National Numismatic Collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History. While a portion of this collection was displayed for generations before being put into storage in 2004, it is believed that this lone 1916 proof was never publicly displayed. Its existence is thus little known to the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>To see the photo, partial wire rims and full strike of the high relief coin, you can see it here. <a href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-7/proof-coinage/1916/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-7/proof-coinage/1916/" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-7/proof-coinage/1916/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are 1916 Patterns and they can be read about here: <a href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-2/pattern-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-2/pattern-coins/" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-mercury-dimes/chapter-2/pattern-coins/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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