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- 1916-D 10c MS FB
1916-D Ten Cents
Business Strike, Full Bell Lines (FBL)
1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC.
Source: Stack's Bowers
1916-D 10c PCGS/CAC MS67 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916-D 10c PCGS/CAC MS67 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916-D 10c PCGS/CAC MS67 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916-D 10c PCGS/CAC MS67 FB
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC.
Source: Stack's Bowers
1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC.
Source: Stack's Bowers
1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC.
Source: Stack's Bowers
1916-D Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (PCGS). CAC.
Source: Stack's Bowers
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS Secure....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS Secure....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS Secure....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS Secure....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1916-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 4524)
The rarity of this regular-issue key date coin, perhaps one of the most important of the 20th century alongside the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent and 1916 Standing Liberty quarter, makes it highly popular with collectors. Even in the lowest of uncirculated grades, virtually no 1916-D Mercury dime with Full Bands designation is anything less than a five-figure coin.
As with all rare coins, buyers must be extra cautious when buying a 1916-D FB Mercury dimes. Altered dates and cast counterfeits are not the only worries. When it comes to Full Bands Mercury dimes, the problems often become not the coin itself but the FB detail. Some unscrupulous individuals have taken it upon themselves to carve turn mushy horizontal lines on the fasces into full bands with the use of a sharp precision cutting tool such as a pen knife.
Obverse: Winged Liberty, or Mercury (the Roman god of commerce), is depicted facing left with LIBERTY spelled around the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left of the neck and the date is positioned just below the bust around 5 o'clock. The designer's initials "AW" appear to the right of the neck.
Reverse: A large torch is centered vertically adorned with an axe head and olive branches. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN * ONE DIME * is spelled out around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears near the bottom rim left of the torch.
Dealers OnlyCatalog Detail
| GSID: | 4524 |
| Coin Date: | 1916-D |
| Denomination: | 10c / Ten cents |
| Designation: | MS |
| Mint Mark: | D |
| Mint Location: | Denver |
| Mintage: | 264,000 |
| Coinage Type: | Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime |
| Coinage Years: | 1916-1945 |
| Prefix: | Key Date |
| Composition: | 90% silver; 10% copper |
| Strike Type: | Business |
| Diameter: | 17.9 mm |
| Fineness: | 0.9 |
| Weight: | 2.5 gr |
| Coin Shape: | Round |
| Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
| Obverse Lettering: | LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, W, 1916 |
| Obverse Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
| Reverse Lettering: | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE DIME |
| Reverse Designer: | Adolph A. Weinman |
| PCGS #: | 4907 |
| NGC ID: | 23GY |
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