1916-D 10C AU58 认证号21482167, PCGS号4906

拥有者评论

1916-D 10C AU58. FULL luster and a strong strike, particularly on the bands. PQ. Whereas the Philadelphia Mint concentrated a great deal of effort on dime production in 1916, its Denver counterpart was preoccupied with the Barber quarter for most of the year. Among regular issue U.S. 20th century coins, the 1916-D has a remarkably low mintage of only 264,000 pieces. Only a few other key date issues have similar or lower mintages, and all are rarities in high demand. The 1916-D Mercury dimes were all released in November 1916, with production halted so that a sudden request for quarters could be filled. The Treasury Department submitted an order late in the year for 4 million quarter dollars. The quarters struck at Denver were, of course, the older Barber-design coins, and that is the only denomination the Mint produced for the balance of the year. Sometime prior to November 24, however, the Denver Mint did manage to deliver 264,000 dimes of the new Mercury design. The 1916-D, as the most famous key date in the Mercury dime series, is popularly called a rarity. In most grades, whether or not it deserves to be called "rare" depends on one's perspective; the early series collector, for example, who delves into the minutiae that differentiate the die pair with only five known from the one with thousands of survivors, might scoff at the idea of the 1916-D dime, a 20th century issue with a mintage of slightly over a quarter-million pieces, being considered rare. Four different reverse dies are known for the 1916-D dime coinage, and all four are illustrated in David Lange's The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes. As one would expect, this issue's limited original mintage has earned it a place of honor in the pantheon of 20th century rarities. Circulated and Mint State examples alike are always in demand among the numerous collectors who specialize in this series. Demand for the 1916-D Mercury dimes is partly due to the low mintage, and partly due to their status as first-year-of-issue type coins. Many type collectors seek only first-year coins, while others choose only key dates for their collections.

专家评论

David Hall

The 1916-D Mercury dime is one of the most heralded key dates of 20th century numismatics. If you collected coins in the 1950s or 1960s, you dreamed of finding a 1916-D dime...or a 1909-S VDB or 1914-D Lincoln cent, or 1932-D or 1932-S quarter...in circualtion. And I certainly did have that dream as a young pre-teen coin collector.

The 1916-D is rare in all grades. Walter Breen has written that mint production of dimes in Denver in 1916 was stopped so that personnel could devote full time to making quarters. The original mintage of 264,000 for the 1916-D is by far the lowest of the Mercury dime series. For comparision, the mintage of the 1916 was 22,180,080 and the mintage for the 1916-S was 10,450,000. The 1916-D is an extremely high demand coin in all grades and even very low grade examples sell for in excess of $1,000.

The 1916-D is rare in mint state and very rare in Gem condition. The strike is usually very sharp and I'd estimated that 80% of more of the mint state survivors have fully struck crossbands. Luster is typically modest. Many examples have some degree of toning.

Note that this is one of the most counterfeited of all U.S. rare coins. The bad guys add a "D" to a 1916 Philadelphia. I have seen counterfeits in all grades and PCGS sees an average of 5 to 10 counterfeits a week. Needless to say, third party authentication is highly recommended.

 

 

 

 

PCGS #
4906
设计师
Adolph Alexander Weinman
边缘
Reeded
直径
17.90 毫米
重量
2.50 克
铸币数量
264000
金属成分
90% Silver, 10% Copper
更高评级数量
71
评级较低的钱币数量
10119
地区
The United States of America
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所有评级 10000 R-3.0 40 / 80 TIE 40 / 80 TIE
60或以上 100 R-8.0 3 / 80 3 / 80
65或以上 10 R-9.5 2 / 80 TIE 2 / 80 TIE
所有评级 10000
60或以上 100
65或以上 10
所有评级 R-3.0
60或以上 R-8.0
65或以上 R-9.5
所有评级 40 / 80 TIE
60或以上 3 / 80
65或以上 2 / 80 TIE
所有评级 40 / 80 TIE
60或以上 3 / 80
65或以上 2 / 80 TIE

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