What do you think of this 1916D dime

[dooly]

Do you think this coin is realy a 16d or not .. is there any other way of telling apart from the mint mark ?

 

[ibyandsellsmith]

Not sure Dooly but I would definitely let it go.

[richbeat]

Now that's a coin with character! No telling where it's been.

[nwcs]

I don't remember all the diagnostics but this is one coin I wouldn't buy uncertified.

[dooly]

I don't remember all the diagnostics but this is one coin I wouldn't buy uncertified.

 

Thats one coin i could not afford certified !!!

[physics-fan3.14]

Now that's a coin with character! No telling where it's been.

 

It has had a bath, I can tell you that.

[construct]

I think that "D" appears to be tilted at the wrong angle. I would break out my reference books before I went shopping for a 1916-D dime.

[hoard]

The D does not look right to me. Here are a couple for comparison.

 

 

[nwcs]

If I remember right, aren't there like 4 die pairs used in legitimate 16-Ds?

[construct]

If I remember right, aren't there like 4 die pairs used in legitimate 16-Ds?

 

Yes, that's right. There were four reverse dies used. The same mint mark punch was used on all four, but the placement of the mintmark is slightly different on each.

 

Here are three things common to all four varieties (and the pictures above will be helpful to illustrate these points):

 

1. The inside hole in the "D" is shaped like a triangle.

 

2. The top and bottom of the "D" are parallel with the arms of the "E."

 

3. The top serif of the "D" is never lower than the tip of the leaf it points to.

[warriorbassman-migration]

Wouldn't touch it if I were you

[dooly]

Great information all !!

 

 

its a shame as i would love to fill that gap in my dansco

 

[lkenefic]

...eeegaaads... I agree. I would pass on this one as well, but I don't know enough about Merc Dimes to amount to a hill of beans anyway...Leo

[jgrinz]

Do you think this coin is realy a 16d or not .. is there any other way of telling apart from the mint mark ?

 

It just looks wrong - verdigris at that same area is not too good either - I think it has been altered.

 

Here is my certified coin .. Yes its a "D" hiding in there

 

 

 

[dooly]

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