Posted 02/22/2020 5:33 pm
I agree, it is a Business strike. But 1916 coins had a stronger design than other years.
The Mercury shows a stronger design and the Standing Liberty quarters have a lot stronger design that same year. This one is a pattern design for the year:
I have 1916 Cent that looks like your coin with an excellent strike. But the matte proofs were struck twice giving that stronger appearance.
Here is a side by side of the Matte proof cent pricing and the higher price example:
Even the nickels had a very strong design that year:
Same with the half dollars that was a new design that year:
But something that came to me is that the master hubs of the new designs would be stronger the first year they created the master dies from the new design would be the freshest that year. So it is a special year because of the new designs that came out that year.
CoopHome 1916 year coins strong design
The Mercury shows a stronger design and the Standing Liberty quarters have a lot stronger design that same year. This one is a pattern design for the year:
I have 1916 Cent that looks like your coin with an excellent strike. But the matte proofs were struck twice giving that stronger appearance.
Here is a side by side of the Matte proof cent pricing and the higher price example:
Even the nickels had a very strong design that year:
Same with the half dollars that was a new design that year:
But something that came to me is that the master hubs of the new designs would be stronger the first year they created the master dies from the new design would be the freshest that year. So it is a special year because of the new designs that came out that year.
CoopHome 1916 year coins strong design
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02/22/2020 5:33 pm
02/22/2020 5:33 pm
