1914 Mini Mercury Dime Is This Real?

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Docsrose Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/06/2018 10:48 pm Found this today I've looked up what it could be and I'm guessing it's a tie pin? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/06/2018 10:56 pm How big is it? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Docsrose Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 03:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 06:41 am Cannot be real as Mercury dimes were made a shade under 18 mm in diameter. I agree that it is encased in some sort of bezel. What does the other side look like? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 6:21 pm Coins can be shrunk. http://www.capturedlightning.com/fr...hrinker.html Unlikely that the coin in question has been shrunk this way as in the link they do not reccomend Mercury dimes as suitable candidates for the proccess. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 07/07/2018 6:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 6:46 pm Enough with posting the coin shrink it really isn't helpful to newbies to send them off looking for Zebras. When you hear hoofbeats first think horses. 999999:1 it's a Jewelry copy not a shrunk coin. Probably silver and made to look nice on a bracelet for a young child or a stickpin or such. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 10:28 pm I was just sayin'. Also said unlikely,which includes the remaining .0000001 The date 1914 doesn't bring up any red flags? Just too obvious. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 07/07/2018 10:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 08:05 am @dbm, thanks for posting that link. I hadn't heard of coin shrinking previously so I learned something this morning. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 1:55 pm http://goccf.com/t/182084 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
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