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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, my husband had this bag of old dimes and this was one of them. This 1890 dime has Large letters on it and was wondering what your opinion is on how they got there. Thank you   |
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Rest in Peace
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Odd countermark personal or business. Have heard here theory that railroad companies used nickels w/ stamp like this for repay at stops for lumber and water. Or love token. Like BB loves OO.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Right, countermark of unknown origin or purpose.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How old was this bag of dimes? I'd sure like to see what else was in it!  |
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 United States
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WOW! Thank you, how interesting the bag belonged to my husbands father and in the bag there were 1916 Mercury, 1920 1936 1938 1944 1934 1929 1937 1912, 1903 1910 1916 1912 and a couple of nickels. I checked most of them and they are not in very good condition and not worth anything. Bummer! There are a few more of these coins that have initials on the back and now that I know what this means I can just put them with the rest of the coins that are worth nothing. Seriously, thank you for this information found it very interesting.   |
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I wouldn't say they are worth nothing, the older Roosevelt (pre-1965) and Mercury , and dime you showed are all silver and worth at least melt value. I'm sure many of us would buy them from you if you'd like. Don't just toss 'em out! Sounds like a starter Mercury collection there!  |
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United States
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Is there a Mint Mark on that 1916 Mercury?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations on this rare find. It's a likely one-of-kind counterstamp, a railroad "seal & press" stamp. The stamps were applied to shipments sent by rail. While it's rare, as all these are, there are few collectors who place much monetary value upon them. It seems that some employee(s) of the company stamped random 19th century coins, possibly just to test the stamp. I have yet to see a complete and well-centered counterstamp for this issue. The more desirable and higher valued specimens bear a town and state. When a counterstamp can be pinned to a location, that tends to enhance its value. The most valued specimens tend to be from the northwest region, Dakota Territory and Idaho. Not too long ago, I purchased an Indian cent that was stamped Buffalo. I won it for $14. I'd estimate the worth of your dime to be in the $20-$30 range. Here are a few examples from my collection ....    |
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Valued Member
United States
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Buddy, on the 1916 there is a faded S mint mark. Crazyb0, if I consider selling I'm not really familiar on how to do this, are you talking about putting them on that website called ebay? Goodness I had a tough time trying to figure out how to post on this site, will keep it in mind. Thanks everyone for your information this is a great site for help. |
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United States
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Buddy, on the 1916 there is a faded S mint mark. Too bad. The 916D is worth quite a bit. Here's a site that has a list of prices. These are not set in stone but it will give you an idea about values. http://numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/fmv.shtml |
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Bottimurillo90, you ought to contact Exoguy, he's the counterstamp collector, he may buy those counter stamps from you. BTW, your Email is not turned on, do this by making the change in your profile.
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Crazy I think she still needs some posts to be able to sell. 250 I believe.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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