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Genuine 1916-D Or Counterfeit?

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 Posted 08/03/2015  6:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TypeCoin971793 to your friends list
Added mintmark. The style was not the kind used during this era (1909-1917?).
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 Posted 08/03/2015  7:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list
Enough said already!
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 Posted 08/03/2015  10:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Aahz to your friends list

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Added mintmark. The style was not the kind used during this era (1909-1917?)

Actually, according to PCGS, it WAS the style that was used, at least through 1916. In fact, they say that it was added to the dies using the same punch that was used on the 1914-D Lincoln Cent.
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 Posted 08/04/2015  04:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westcoin to your friends list
Q. David Bowers told me (a long time ago) that there are probably more fake 1916-D dimes than real ones floating around at coin shows and in collections, so every single one needs to be TPG certified by a top tier company. His words hold true today, I still see the fakes more than the real ones, especially in raw, at various shows, pawn shops, other dealers, ebay etc.
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 Posted 08/04/2015  06:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdiablo30 to your friends list
Yes according to PCGS. The 19141-D Lincoln Cent and the 1916-d Dime had the same exact MM used for them. Next batch of coins to be sent it,ill send this one in as well. Consensus says its fake,which I agree with. Who knows though. Thanks for all the replies everyone.
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 Posted 08/04/2015  1:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bandsdean to your friends list
Added I believe but they did an excellent job that's for sure.
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Actually, according to PCGS, it WAS the style that was used, at least through 1916. In fact, they say that it was added to the dies using the same punch that was used on the 1914-D Lincoln Cent.


No it was not. You can tell by the shape of the hole in the D. The correct shape is on the left (note how it resembles the picture you posted), and the shape used later is on the right (note how it resembles the OP's picture.

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 Posted 08/04/2015  4:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Aahz to your friends list
TC, I misunderstood your post. The MM on a genuine 1916-D is the same as on a genuine 1914-D Lincoln. That is what I was referring to. But looking back, I think you were referring to the style of MM used on the counterfeit. Sorry.
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 Posted 08/05/2015  5:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list

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The 19141-D Lincoln Cent

Now that would be a fantastic find. Imagine a Lincoln Cent made in the year 19141. Not sure there will even be a Denver Mint then.
I've seen many, many fake ones at flea markets. Myself and a friend both bought one for $5 each. And they looked so real, and some dealers I know at a coin show thought they were real. I wouldn't be amazed at all to find that many, many people have faked ones in their Albums.
As to this one, I still think it's worth the cost to send in for authenticating.
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 Posted 08/05/2015  11:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lincoln28 to your friends list
Seems slightly strange that the back is evenly wore except for the mint mark. I would agree with others and say it's fake
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 Posted 08/06/2015  06:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdiablo30 to your friends list
Well since it is a halfway decent one,I found a spot for it in my circulated Mercury dime album then. Best part of too is it doesn't cost 3+K lol. Thanks everyone for the input, Knew I can count on everyone here.
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 Posted 08/07/2015  1:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ChildOfTheWheat to your friends list
CanadaCoinCollector, this coin has already been proven fake. What do you see that makes you think its real?
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 Posted 08/08/2015  3:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add terry8835 to your friends list
I think you are right, Westernsky. If the guy that sold it for $20 had any doubts he would have sent it in to get it authenticated. So he knows it is fake. In a way these fakes may become valuable later. I think fakes are due to so many "investors" becoming involved in coin collecting as a hobby. My wife used to collect pottery. That stuff is faked like crazy. She collected old cookie jars and there were notorious fakes of certain jars so much so that she would not even buy them. Perhaps the same goes for coins.
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I cant see it perfectly, but is the obverse slightly rotated from the reverse?
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