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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 64411, member: 2761&quot;]Here&#039;s some sources.</p><p><br /></p><p>David Bower&#039;s Article on Counterfeit 1916-D Merc&#039;s.&nbsp; He stated that many of the coin shows he attended in the past, &quot;...more than half of the 16-D&#039;s I seen on show floors were counterfeit.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The most frequently seen counterfeit or altered U.S. coins, according to PCGS&#039;s 1997 book Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, include:</p><p><br /></p><p>1856 Flying Eagle cent </p><p>1909-S VDB Lincoln cent </p><p>1955 double-die Lincoln cent </p><p><b>1916-D Mercury dime</b> </p><p>Cincinnati commemorative half dollar </p><p>1804 Bust dollar (a million dollar rarity) </p><p>1893-S Morgan dollar </p><p>Saint-Gaudens high-relief double eagle </p><p><br /></p><p>January 25, 2000.&nbsp; PCGS newsletter in reference to the 1916-D Mercury Dime:&nbsp; &quot;Counterfeit Detection Alert: 264,000 Minted . . . 500,000 Known to Exist!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>From &quot;Found Treasures: Counterfeits&quot;&nbsp; By Stewart Huckaby</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;One proof against counterfeits is to buy coins that have been graded and slabbed by a reputable grading service. Part of the grading process consists of authentication, and even in the case when a coin, such as an AG-3 1916-D Mercury dime, might be easy to grade, the mere fact that the coin is authenticated is enough reason to justify the slabbing fee.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>**********************************************************</p><p><br /></p><p>Your 1916-D may be the real deal.&nbsp; But if I were to buy it, I would NEVER buy this coin raw unless I had your first born&#039;s blood guaranteeing its authenticity.&nbsp; It is the way of the world...there are more counterfeits than real 1916-D Merc&#039;s floating about.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A fool and his money are soon departed&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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