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Pillar of the Community
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I am finally at the point where I'm down to the big 3 to complete my Mercury dime set (16-d,21-p/d). 1) What do you suggest for the 16-d? Obviously slabbed is the only way to go and I simply can't spent thousands on the perfect example. AG3 or below just seems like too bad looking of a coin. Is there better value in a G4,g6, or maybe a VG8? What do you suggest without completely breaking the bank? I'm hesitant to even buy a 16-d because I feel like it's way overpriced but ideally I want to complete my set. 2) What about the 1921s? Are they frequently faked? Is a slab needed for those as well? What grade do you think is a good value? 3) Lastly, what is the story on the 1921s? Mintages are slightly over a million but their prices are much higher than the 26-s and 31-s that are under 2 million mintage. Thanks in advance. I never thought I would get this close to completing the set but I obviously have a ways to go since the 3 I need are the most expensive! |
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LibertyEagle, I also await the answer to your questions from our resident experts. My limited research has convinced me that stabbed coins are what I will look for. I don't know that I'll ever be able to afford the 16d. I was able to pick up a 21d, graded AG03, recently for a low ball bid of $28.00. I think this was more the exception than the rule. You may want to watch the auction sites to see if a coin you like can be obtained at a price you are comfortable with. I am attempting to collect a MS set of Mercs with the understanding that I cannot afford the key dates in MS. Thus I will buy the best coin I can find at a price I can afford. If that means AG, then so be it. On the other hand, if something is available in VF or XF, then I will go there. Just as an example, here are pictures of my 21d in AG. I agree that a higher grade would be a better looking coin.   |
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I think that if you want to get a 1916 D, try to get one certified only, and aim for G 04. Don't pay more than $510.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you can find a decent coin show you would see lots of 1916D Mercury dimes. They are a lot more plentiful than you think. And if you do find a coin show, one good thing about them is so many experts on coins there. So if you found a 16D for a decent price that is raw, you could walk around and ask dealers if it's real. This would be true of the 21 and 21D as well as many other coins. I suggest never buying one of those raw from ebay or other on line places since you never know what your really getting. |
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I agree with buying the 16-D slabbed and I'd suggest the same for the 1921's.
Slabbed coins give you the comfort of knowing they are real and have original surfaces.
As for grade I suggest nothing less than G-4; if you can get a higher grade so much the better.
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Bedrock of the Community
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88isgreat, that 1921-D is one of the prettiest AG3 coins I have ever seen. Good pick up and thanks for sharing.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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For the lower grade key Mercuries, less than VG-10, it doesn't make sense not to get them with PCGS or NGC as the prices for raw and TPG in that grade range is nearly the same. |
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2) What about the 1921s? Are they frequently faked? Is a slab needed for those as well? What grade do you think is a good value? I just bought these two last month. Raw. http://goccf.com/t/102046&whichpage=310#2386549I would not sweat them. The 1916-D, though, is a different beast. |
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