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On first glance, from the pictures, it looks genuine. But by all means send it in to be graded. This could be an extremely valuable coin . The difference between vg, f, vf , xf could be several hundred dollars.
While ANACS would be the cheapest way out, since this coin is the key date of the series I would go ahead and spend a little extra money upfront and go with the best PCGS.
What is the story with the 2X2 ? Any idea why it would be marked 1961 ?
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02/03/2013 09:24 am
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I was wondering that myself!
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The mint mark position appeared to be as die 1, the pictures need improvement so to determine if this is a genuine 16 D or not. I would check out some previous posts in coin photography, also do a search coin community for other example of 16 D Mercury dimes, good photos is essential ! PCGS or NGC if you want to sell, ANACS if you want to keep it in your possession. IMO! Good luck. |
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I would normally suggest collector take it out of the 2x2 holder for better photos, but in this case if its genuine, I would not for your sake, miss handling a rare coin in this grade is not for the beginner, if genuine unclean, the coin would grade high AU or MS. The cost would be easily over $10,000. And the more reason to send it to one of the TPG! The first post seem like it is out of the holder!  Edited by macmercury
02/03/2013 09:47 am
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I'm not the merc specialist but I enjoy solving a good mystery. assuming this coin has past the ring test, close scrutiny of the date and mint mark locations for metal work, ( clear focused pictures of the date and mint mark would help here) and that the edge of the coin near the mint mark is original, then i'd look next at the die rotations angle as compared to the 4 known die rotations of genuine 1916-d coins that are described in the following Internet article. http://www.coinworld.com/Articles/V...-counterfeitThe artical doesn't state specifically what these specific die rotations are but someone in the community may know and I would think that that would be a very good final test before I would send it in for TPGing and authentication. |
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Yes the first post was in my image box, I was very careful :D Edit: yeah mine looks like the D on all the other merc dimes. So I'm guessing it's real, Just seems to good to be true because I was looking through a bag of randoms, and looked at the date and was like....waiiiiiiiit a minute. Which package should I buy? I see some 1916's going for loads on ebay. Edited by NumismaticAmanda
02/03/2013 10:20 am
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I have no way of knowing what package to buy at PCGS, because I don't know if it's going to be worth over $5000, and I don't have the money at this moment to spend on the platinum package.
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Coins can also be submitted through a local PCGS authorized dealer on a one coin basis. But with a coin of this potential value, it would have to be someone extremely reputable.
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I suggest a locale coin shop in your area that you can bring it to, and see if they have a knowledgeable staff that can help you if is worthwhile to sent to PCGS or NGC for authentication.
This coin without authentication would be less valuable to a investor who's willing to buy.
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I'm curious about this....1943-D MS 65 Walking Liberty * 1 Oz of Silver *.....is it a silver round ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I'm curious about this....1943-D MS 65 Walking Liberty * 1 Oz of Silver *.....is it a silver round ? It would appear so, although rounds do not generally have dates and mint marks on them. And walking liberty's are not 1oz silver. Edited by denco7
02/03/2013 11:18 am
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I was looking at the wrong coins lol
You can tell I'm new to this D:
I thought the standing liberty and the walking liberties were the same :P
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The "d" on an original 1916d merc have a distinctive triangular shape that I
cannot determine from your pics. Do a google search and look at some dimes in slabs (authentic)
and compare yours to know good one's. If the shape is there send it in.
Make sure it's fully insured. Someone here lost a coin in the mail and even though it was insured he lost all.
Don't let that happen to you.
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Yeah I know about shipping thank god lol, Anyways, It looks exactly the same, so I'm gonna go get it looked at by someone who's good with coins here and see what they can say about it.
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