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Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 04/13/2016 12:20 am Somebody mentioned in another post that the 1916 D Mercury dime has markers that can ID the mintmark even if the mint mark location is rubbed off flat. What are the giveaways? Report this Post to the Staff

Dipper Valued Member 146 Posts	Posted 04/14/2016 11:08 am If the "mintmark" is worn off flat, than it either HAD no mint mark (usually the case but try to convince a collector...LOL)or it is too worn down to see any of the usual diagnostics. SOME genuine 1916-D coins have rotated dies. That should still be visible on a very worn coin; however, w/o a trace of the "D" the coin is...cannot bring myself to say it! Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 04/15/2016 8:02 pm Only four reverse dies were used for the 1916-D MM. They are easy to diagnose once you know what they looks like. You need to research to find them. with the power of google and the internet it is not a tall task. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/18/2016 10:56 am Quote: SOME genuine 1916-D coins have rotated dies. Not to good a method. From my inventory of about 3,000 Mercury dimes I'd say about 20% have rotated reverses. Report this Post to the Staff
Skippypnb Valued Member 59 Posts	Posted 04/18/2016 11:08 am Quote: Not to good a method. From my inventory of about 3,000 Mercury dimes I'd say about 20% have rotated reverses. You are correct. That's what SOME 1916-D's means. Now, knowing that a rotated reverse is a worthless diagnostic if you cannot see a "D" - That's what I didn't wish to say. His coin is worth "melt." Quote: Only four reverse dies were used for the 1916-D MM. They are easy to diagnose once you know what they looks like. You need to research to find them. with the power of google and the internet it is not a tall task. You are also correct. Unfortunately the OP's coin is too worn for any diagnostic to be visible (see post about die rotation above). Report this Post to the Staff
Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 04/18/2016 11:55 am Thanks for the replies. You can tell if it's a real D only by the mintmark position? Report this Post to the Staff
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