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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimedude, post: 46169, member: 2801&quot;]My search for a 1916-D Mercury Dime in VG-8 or VG-10 has been a painful one.&nbsp; At I coin show, I saw plenty of AG&#039;s, G&#039;s, an F-12 and an F-15.&nbsp; These were all slabbed by creditable grading companies (PGCS, NGC, ANACS).&nbsp; However, no slabbed VG-8 or VG-10 coins were found. </p><p><br /></p><p>I saw some raw VG&#039;s, but I would not go for them.&nbsp; I do not have the knowledge of how to identify a counterfeit 16-D, which I have heard and read are quite prevalent.&nbsp; I talked to one guy who had a raw VG, and he did not see the merit of slabbing the coin.&nbsp; He for the most part (although not quoted) said &quot;why waste $40 on slabbing the coin when it doesn&#039;t add value?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I told him that if he slabbed it, he would pay $50 above his current asking price.&nbsp; Well, he said that primo grading companies would not accept that coin because it was cleaned in the past.&nbsp; Busted!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, this was a great learning experience.&nbsp; Now I know why some dealers will not slab the 16-D despite the tremendous value of the coin over the trading cost.&nbsp; It just goes to show that you should not be shy when asking questions and digging in on the true story.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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