counterfeit '16D dime?

I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

Looks like a 16-P to me. The link is below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...chQ3aUSQQfviZ1

"bluemagic" wrote in message
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I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

I don't see a D at all

Looks like a 1916 plain to me.



"bluemagic" wrote in message
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I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

"bluemagic" wrote in message
oups.com...
I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill


http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-D-Mercury-D...QQcmdZViewItem


When I have the page loaded for which I want to provide a link, I left click
once in the address bar and that highlights the contents of the address bar.
Then I right click and select the copy command. Then right click here and
select the paste command.

With regard to the dime, I see two possibilities to cause an unsaavy seller
to claim a "D" mint coin. First, as you see and say, the faint glob too far
to the left. Second, a ghost of a large "D" at a bad angle and too far to
the right. I think the coin is a Philadelphia product and the claim of a
"D" is just wishful thinking on the seller's part. He makes some mistaken
claims in some of his other auctions and I am inclined to think the seller
is just clueless.

Bill Krummel

Thanks, Bill, and I really appreciate the thorough analysis.


Bill Krummel wrote:
"bluemagic" wrote in message
oups.com...
I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill


http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-D-Mercury-D...QQcmdZViewItem


When I have the page loaded for which I want to provide a link, I left click
once in the address bar and that highlights the contents of the address bar.
Then I right click and select the copy command. Then right click here and
select the paste command.

With regard to the dime, I see two possibilities to cause an unsaavy seller
to claim a "D" mint coin. First, as you see and say, the faint glob too far
to the left. Second, a ghost of a large "D" at a bad angle and too far to
the right. I think the coin is a Philadelphia product and the claim of a
"D" is just wishful thinking on the seller's part. He makes some mistaken
claims in some of his other auctions and I am inclined to think the seller
is just clueless.

Bill Krummel

On 25 Oct 2006 09:54:17 -0700, "bluemagic"
climbed to the top of the minaret and sang out:

I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

There's no D on it.

---


Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia.

(Charles M. Schulz)

On 25 Oct 2006 09:54:17 -0700, "bluemagic"
wrote:

200040460178

This Merc IS NOT a 16-D.....

Regards,

Gary Loveless

Nobody has mentioned that he graded it VG. I think is V is upside down.
Should be about AG. I see no "D" either. Maybe it's an ultra-rare 1916-D
with a missing "D".

Bob

"bluemagic" wrote in message
oups.com...
I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

I don't see any mintmark. I read somewhere (probably on this forum)
that if a 16-D Merc appeared for sale on e-bay that it was most
assuredly a scam. Kathy

bluemagic wrote:
I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill

I think he's looking at the D right in front of the I-M-E... ;-P

Best,
Tom

Bill Krummel wrote:
"bluemagic" wrote in message
oups.com...

I wish some of you members would look at this dime for sale on ebay.
It's item # 200040460178 (I don't know how to provide a link!). To me,
what remains of the D is too far to the left and below the leaves.
Thanks in advance--Bill



http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-D-Mercury-D...QQcmdZViewItem


When I have the page loaded for which I want to provide a link, I left click
once in the address bar and that highlights the contents of the address bar.
Then I right click and select the copy command. Then right click here and
select the paste command.

With regard to the dime, I see two possibilities to cause an unsaavy seller
to claim a "D" mint coin. First, as you see and say, the faint glob too far
to the left. Second, a ghost of a large "D" at a bad angle and too far to
the right. I think the coin is a Philadelphia product and the claim of a
"D" is just wishful thinking on the seller's part. He makes some mistaken
claims in some of his other auctions and I am inclined to think the seller
is just clueless.

Bill Krummel