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I have a Mercury dime here dated 1916-D There are no tool marks on the coin at all but the coin has a slight raised edge on the reverse and the date is not as sharp as some. It appears to have a slight error possibly?  
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 to CCF. Members will be along soon to help you. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Doesn't look good at all. How much did you pay for it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Could we have a good close-up of the MM area, please? to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, it looks like a cast counterfeit to me. All of the pock marks / dimpled areas on Liberty's hair and headpiece especially don't look natural.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't look right to me. But to be sure submit it to a TPG. |
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I did not purchase this 1916 D Mercury dime by itself. It was in a complete Mercury dime set. It has some pitting on the obverse which looks like environmental damage. The pictures do not do this coin any justice. It actually has luster which I cannot capture either. Looks much better in person. Weight on it is 2.5 grams. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As requested, a good pic of the mint mark closeup would be a great help. But even if you take your top pic and put it side by side with a legit 1916-D, close inspection shows the chin is wrong as is the nose and other elements. The only time you would need to waste your money by having a TPG look at it is if the general consensus here cannot decide. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are quite a few area that points to this one as a fake, if you have another date silver Mercury dime, you can do a drop test to hear the difference. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Here you go. Saved you wasting money on a TPG when you can see its obviously a fake. Steps to ID almost al fake coins: 1. Save OP's 1916-D pic to computer 2. google for an authentic 1916-D pic - save to computer. 3. Open both pics in image program (from file menu). 4. Resize both to same size (youtube how for your specific program). 5. Copy paste fake (I tinted mine to green - optional) onto authentic and adjust overlay's transparency (youtube for how to). 6. Drag top image to align the dates perfectly to show how the fake does not line up with an authentic one. All of the above are very easy to learn. No need to shell out $$ for an "expert" opinion in most cases. The above is just one way to tell a fake using graphics.  For the detail oriented: Yes, the OP's pic was not taken from a totally perpendicular perspective, but the variance of details in this case just make it too obvious this is a fake. And, yes, the overlay does not perfectly match on the rims of the authentic one. The reason for rim misalignment is b/c the overlay image had to be shifted to align the dates. |
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Quote: if you have another date silver Mercury dime, you can do a drop test to hear the difference. Ahhhhhhhh yes. Nothing like dropping a real coin worth thousands of dollars to hear it ring.    |
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@justcarl, Only if its real! ;~D Edited by macmercury
12/29/2019 7:19 pm
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