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grumpy56 Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 8:34 pm Hello all. Started collecting coins as a kid over 50 years ago and just recently got the "bug" back. Anyway, started going through some of my accumulation and ran across this 1916 Mercury. Need help with the mintmark. It looks like an "S" to me, but every "S" I've been able to locate is a different style than this one appears to be. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think. Wish it was a genuine "D", but doesn't look like it. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 8:52 pm To CCF , You have a small black spot on bottom of MM. try to get it off with a little acetone soaked Q-tip . It may or may not come off. but if it does , just might make it easier to tell if S or D . let us know how you made out. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 9:48 pm If the acetone doesn't help the tip of a wooden toothpick might remove the black without touching the coins surface. Let us know how you process in reviving your coin passion. Report this Post to the Staff
one_fine_dime Pillar of the Community United States 591 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 10:56 pm Welcome to the CCF grumpy56. That's really wild, really hard to tell. Was just comparing to these pics here: https://goccf.com/t/108093#914948 I wonder what a TPG would say about this one, AG or Fr? Guess we'd need to see the obverse too. This resource may help you too, there are images of the various mm varieties: https://www.davidlawrence.com/books...date/1916-d/ https://www.davidlawrence.com/books...date/1916-s/ Report this Post to the Staff
grumpy56 Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 11:17 pm Appreciate all the info. I still can't really tell what it is, but those mint mark variety pictures are telling. The one thing "my mintmark" doesn't appear to have are the serifs which seem to be on all the varieties. Tried to clean it out, but doesn't seem to add much clarity. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5826 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 03:30 am I think that area took a hit, and over the year it worn to the surface evenly. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 10:11 am Looks like the coin took a hit, The metal pushed up by the hit forms the thin curve at the top of the hit and the broad curve at the side that makes up the body of the "S". Report this Post to the Staff
grumpy56 Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 2:53 pm Appreciate the input! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 3:02 pm grumpy! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 5:46 pm Agree is is most likely an old hit. Report this Post to the Staff
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