RARE 1916 D MERCURY DIME

[Swanie1]

A number of years ago I was detecting in a park, here in the Midwest, and popped up this 1916D mercury dime in the outfield of the ball diamond. At that time, I didn't know enough about caring for silver coins so I decided to clean it Also, notice the two nicks I made with my poker. What a dummy!!! I haven't had it slabbed, yet, but does anyone have an idea what it's worth in this condition? It's still a good looking dime.

 

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[stefen]

This coin is often faked so having it appraised will clear up any issues.

Have seen this coin (VF+) range in the low $1K's

Again, have it slabbed...

Check out this site for and others: http://cointrackers.com/coins/226/1916-d-mercury-dime/

 

[allen]

Even damaged like it is shes still
worth quite a bunch of money.

 

[Iron Patch]

With those pics you'd do very well, but whether the buyer would be pleased could be another story. What you do have in your favor is when a coin is cleaned in an extremely harsh way it's almost impossible to shoot without showing the scratches... so even though you cleaned it, it doesn't appear to have created catastrophic damage. That being said, I'm guessing you did use something abrasive opposed to a dip which would have been a lot more gentle. Regardless, if it looks close to as good as the pic it's still a great coin. (It's still a great find no matter what)

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nice coin, don't see how scratches would effect a dug coin as they would be expected. The toning looks nice on your pictures, but your never gunna get the value of a undug vf coin, but I would have said the value would be the high end for a dug coin.

SS

 

[goldnugget]

I would says it worth a Good Down Payment on an Excaliber

 

[leprechaun]

I,ve been told that when you clean a coin it's only worth half of what the red book says.I hope i'm wrong.Great find anyway.

 

[allen_idaho]

With the wear and damage, I'd value it around $1000.

 

[Billinoregon]

Dumb question o' the day: What does "slabbed" mean?

 

[Carson Coin Master]

The style of the D looks right and it's hard to tell from the pictures but the positioning of the mint mark looks a tad bit off. There really is no way of knowing the authenticity of the coin unless you send it off to PCGS or NGC. I would stay away from cheap grading companies that do not have an established repertoire. Keep in mind as well that although some think all grading companies are the same if it does come back as a genuine coin that a PCGS coin will be worth just a tad but more than an NGC coin and much more valuable then an ANACS or NGC slab. Most coin dealers out there will be willing to pay a little more for a PCGS graded coin on an ultra rarity than some unknown grading service. Hope some of this helps. Oh and as for value I think it would be worth more than $1000 once it is slabbed. I will tell you they will not assign a grade to the coin do to the fact it has been cleaned and it was damaged with your poker, it will come back in a genuine holder. We have a 1916 D in our inventory that is PCGS genuine with VF details and retail on it is $2200.00 I believe we paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $1800 or $1900 for it. Our buy sell spreads are pretty tight. In my honest opinion I think your coin has far better detail than the coin we have more like XF detail. I attached a picture and link to it so you can get an idea. Hope this is helpful info and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to email or give me a call.

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[Dig Daddy]

Yea, whats does "slabbed" mean?

 

[Carson Coin Master]

Yea, whats does "slabbed" mean?

check out the pics above your post. See the coin in the holder? That is a slabbed coin. Slabbed as in certified by a grading company

 

[Tuberale]

Not sure I could go XF or even VF on this coin. I see the 2 dinks, and a third I don't think you see near the top obverse.

I'd take additional photos, just because the rims at 3 and 9 look wider, and shouldn't be.

A great coin find: worthy of including as your avatar. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Carson Coin Master]

I will have to say the pictures don't do the coin justice. After zooming in on the coin both obverse and reverse the more I am leaning toward the possibility of it being a fake. For one on the reverse underneath the "TED" in UNITED it appears to have tooling marks in the field. Second on the blade of the fasces there is what appears to be like an indentation or bubble. And I'm not liking the surface in general it almost looks pitted or like an acne type surface. This all may be due to the camera lighting or shadowing. The bottom line is until you get it in front of a reputable expert there is no way by pictures you can 100% authenticate this as a genuine coin. Good luck! let us know what you find out on it.

 

[savant365]

You should take as upclose a look as possible at the D mintmark. Alot of the fake ones are real 1916 mercs but someone added the D. If yours was added it will show up under magnification. Here is a link to NGC coin grading service about the 1916 D. Good luck and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Charlie

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