1916-D 10c Winged Liberty Mercury Dime

WOW! MS64FB Stunner!

HOLY COW AND A HALF BATMAN! I'd put it at 64+ or maybe MS-65.

Wow! Looks MS65FB...

My turn I'll go with MS-64 FB
Edit: I would be afraid to buy one of these that is not authenticated and graded.

Y O W Z A !

I'm an old guy and I've seen a lot, but I've never seen a 1916-D that beautiful before. There may be others that claim a higher technical grade, but eye appeal matters, and this coin has it. My buyer's agent eyes saw the very light scratch beneath the nose and the even lighter one across the axe face, tiny contacts in the lower hair and two diagonal bands on the reverse, and the possible minor lamination on the reverse rim at 3:00, but didn't see anything else. This one is fantastic on every level.

This is a rock solid mid-UNC. IMHO, it could land at MS-65 FB, but the eye appeal could make it trade higher.

Just a quick story, because I'm old and can't resist. When I was still young, and Jurassic Park was every neighborhood playground, I heard the story from time to time of an entire roll of BU 1916-D dimes that one of the area dealers was sitting on. I never saw it, but several local dealers said they did. I've always wondered if many of the top grade coins could have come from that roll.

What a nice 1916-D! I'll say MS65 FB with exceptional eye appeal maybe even a 65+!

I am no expert on grading but I have never seen one that looks better than that one. I am in awe.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful example.

I can't even begin to fathom what a "... finally make a deal on" range would have been.

My hats off to you on a superb example.