Mercury 1916 D Vs. Washington 1932 D & S

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Granite Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 1:19 pm Can anyone please fill me in on why there is such a large difference in basic prices between the Mercury 1916 D and Washington 1932 D and 1932 S coins? All three of them have mintage's at a little over 400,000 but the G4 price is around ten times as much for the dime. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 1:32 pm The 1916-D Mercury dime had a mintage of only 264,000, and because of various accidents of history, few were saved in higher grades. Also, it's overpriced in low grades. I think Mercury dimes are probably more popular too. Edited by CaptainFwiffo 11/08/2011 1:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Granite Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 1:56 pm I am terribly sorry. I got my mintage's for the 1916 D dime and the 1909 S VDB LWC confused. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Please disregard my post. Edited by Granite 11/08/2011 1:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mitchhailey Pillar of the Community United States 1150 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 3:02 pm I agree with the captain though that Mercs are definitely more popular so all of the forces that have contributed to the dimes availability are compounded by the amount of interest in it. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189033 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 4:27 pm Quote: I am terribly sorry... Please disregard my post. No need to disregard, others can learn from this as well. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 5:01 pm If you really want to see a price discrepancy look in your RedBook at the prices of silver 3-cent pieces minted from 1863-1872. You've got mintages ranging from 22,000 to just 1000 coins in a given year and can still pick them up for around $1000 in low MS condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 5:02 pm Oops! Double posted somehow! Edited by Saruma 11/08/2011 5:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
paddy murphy Valued Member United States 401 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 5:08 pm or the nickle 3 cent pieces from the 1870's & 1880's. mintages 3-4k and prices under $1,000 Report this Post to the Staff
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