The area around the mint mark are smooth out compare to the other field that has the circulated appearance, it is tooled and possibly extra metal added to it.
Make sure to buy a certified 16D. This is probably the most counterfeited coin out there. I've read that for every real one there are 10 fakes. I myself got a fake 16D. This taught me a lesson. I then got a certified example.
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