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Valued Member
United States
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Is there any way to remove this black gunk off the dime? I keep thinking I see a mint mark on it, but I can't tell. Maybe someone with better eyes can tell me if there is one. Thanks!   |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Here is one more picture.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19120 Posts |
Well, it looks like there was a mintmark, but heavy circulation looks to have flattened it/worn it to a nub. Suggest giving the coin a long soak on 100% acetone. Acetone may (may...) remove most of the crub, or reduce it some.
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Valued Member
United States
172 Posts |
I've soaked it for 24 hours or so and it didn't appear to do anything.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Severe ED, it's a goner.  to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
looks like it was in a fire?
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Valued Member
United States
172 Posts |
I don't know. It was in a small collection of my father's, who often metal detected.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10485 Posts |
I've seen people overlay pictures to prove mintmark locations but I don't know how to do that. Anybody on this forum that can overlay the OP's picture with a picture of a real 16-D Merc?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think it's too far gone to save it.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4468 Posts |
I would try to raise the mint mark. There are a couple of threads here that have successfully raised the dates on silver coins. Get an eye dropper for the raise the date liquid and tilt the coin so the liquid drains off the coin and pat dry.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
24977 Posts |
Here's a comparison of Festus's coin to the 1916-D Mercury dime MS65 from PCGS's website  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
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Severe environmental damage. The coin is a goner and will never come back.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36575 Posts |
E-Z-Est and a Q-Tip worked for me in the past. Make sure to rinse with clean water after.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Seriously interesting. So throwing the image into GIMP, zooming to 800%, and running a High Pass filter over it kind of makes it look like someone purposefully altered the source image. Just my opinion but how those pixels became so uniform in color is suspect, especially when they take the shape of a D.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't see a mintmark. In hand, try using glare against the surfaces so you can see the metal texture in that area, whether you can see a definite mintmark or not.
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United States
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The photo wasn't altered, it's a genuine picture of a coin I have... anyways here is another picture after soaking it in acetone.  Edited by Festus
02/21/2024 12:38 am
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Posted 02/18/2024 5:40 pm
