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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;houston_ray, post: 57510, member: 1943&quot;]If you&#039;re looking for a 1916-D merc, then I&#039;d ensure it&#039;s slabbed.&nbsp; Plus buy the coin not the slab, as they say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buying a raw 1916-D at a coin show is risky.&nbsp; If you decide to try it, I&#039;d recommend getting the PCGS Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection and reading up on 1916-D Mercury dimes.&nbsp; It&#039;s the most counterfeited U. S. coin out there.&nbsp; About half of the purported 16Ds are fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>One challenge you&#039;re going to have is finding a 1916-D Mercury in VG condition.&nbsp; There are lots of them in AG3 and lots in XF or better.&nbsp; However, I&#039;ve found it difficult to find the &quot;middle&quot; circulated grades for this particular coin.&nbsp; There out there, don&#039;t get me wrong, but it&#039;s not easy to find it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Once again, very clearly understand grading Mercurys as five points can make a significant difference in the coin&#039;s worth for this specific date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last piece of advice:&nbsp; be patient.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Houston_Ray[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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