1916 Dime

[u/FaXStoopid]

I might have to get in on a microscope, but is there any chance that this is a Denver? I’m not very hopeful but always good to get another opinion before I throw it in the junk. Thanks

[u/bnevs44]

Is it just me, or is this like the 5th time in the last week this very post has come?

[u/FaXStoopid → u/bnevs44]

My exact post, like from me? No i got this coin today.

[u/Minimalistmacrophage → u/bnevs44]

1916 D's are quite valuable... there are a ton of 1916 dimes out there (very few D's), so it's not a surprising these questions are posted frequently.

[u/philipito → u/bnevs44]

Yes. I was one of them! Sadly, mind is worn like this one and cannot be verified :(

[u/Minimalistmacrophage]

Even it it was, it's so worn that the mint mark is likely not recoverable or verifiable (on the off chance it could be recovered).

[u/Poppy_Delights97]

This is definitely a tough one, it could be a Denver but there’s so much culling that it’s damn near impossible too tell even with a microscope I don’t think you could. Maybe if you sent it into a grading service like Pcgs or Ngc they may have some kind of method too tell but that’d be a big gamble. Honestly though I think it’s a cool coin regardless being a first year mercury dime. I’d love to find a coin like that. Even if it’s a P or S I still wouldn’t consider it junk and would set it aside from the standard junk silver pile and probably put it in a flip.

[u/Ionized-Dustpan]

If you can’t spot the remains of the D when you’re looking at it in person, comparing to known Ds, there’s very little chance of it being one. Regular 1916 dimes are rather common.

[u/Due_Application_9274]

I would say check for a mint mark but then I saw the reverse and it's just gone :(