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<p>[QUOTE="ranchhand, post: 57880, member: 2622"]some of the mintage numbers are insane!</p><p>I mean, think about it. 800,000 1916-D mercury dimes where made, lets say a quarter of them survived, thats 200,000 people that can own a 1916-D mercury dime.</p><p><br /></p><p>the 1942 mercury dime proof had a mintage of around 11,000.... lets pretend that ALL of them have survived...</p><p><br /></p><p>thats only 11,000 people on the planet that can own one of these coins... and the price diference! a 1916-D in good is around $800.00 right?</p><p>a proof 1942 dime can be had for around the $150.00 mark!</p><p><br /></p><p>heres to speculating! cheers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ranchhand, post: 57880, member: 2622"]some of the mintage numbers are insane! I mean, think about it. 800,000 1916-D mercury dimes where made, lets say a quarter of them survived, thats 200,000 people that can own a 1916-D mercury dime. the 1942 mercury dime proof had a mintage of around 11,000.... lets pretend that ALL of them have survived... thats only 11,000 people on the planet that can own one of these coins... and the price diference! a 1916-D in good is around $800.00 right? a proof 1942 dime can be had for around the $150.00 mark! heres to speculating! cheers![/QUOTE]
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